Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

----and as the Tánaiste knows there is a big shortage of chefs and numbers of soldiers are at an all-time low. This chef has over 24 years experience. He has a family with three children who will go to college and still has a 15-year mortgage to go. He would love to stay in his job but at the moment he feels as though he is being forced out and unsurprisingly is looking for a job. I have raised this with the Tánaiste many a time and he gave me a commitment. "Commitment" may be a wee bit strong but he gave me a commitment that this would be sorted out. We are losing good people from the Defence Forces and a 50-year-old man is a young person. Over the last number of months the age limit for joining the Garda has been raised to over 50.

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