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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018 Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018): Seán Barrett: ...is part of their right under the existing scheme, so this would mean a change in rules and regulations for new people coming in, but it strikes me that it is an uphill battle all the time. Are the Defence Forces under-strength as a result of retirements? This naturally becomes a bigger problem when the economy is going well and people have other options. We rightly spend a great deal of...

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