Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes. The House must have a debate on the Defence Forces with the Minister. It is a crisis situation. The Defence Forces are below strength at present and that cannot continue. The Defence Forces have no voice aside from their representative bodies. They have nobody to speak for them and no industrial relations process open to them other than through their representative bodies. As a former proud member of the 1st Infantry Battalion in Galway, I would like to have the opportunity to voice some of their concerns. I ask the Leader to organise that debate as quickly as possible.