Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to associate myself with the comments by Senator Craughwell. Both he and I are nominated by the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association, PDFORRA, and we both represent the Defence Forces here in the House in the best way we can. I met the protestors this morning outside Leinster House. They have a very good point. The families of Defence Forces personnel are relying on the family income supplement. It is unacceptable that this is the case while Defence Forces personnel are working for the State, putting their lives in jeopardy on the Golan Heights, in Lebanon and elsewhere. Maybe we could ask for the Minister of State with responsibility for defence to come to the House next week just to outline the situation-----