Mark Wall (Labour) | Oireachtas source

There is no doubt that we need to invest in the different capital and equipment projects that have been mentioned over the past number of days. However, we must never forget that we must first invest in and provide security to those who serve us so loyally, and those who may wish to consider a future in the Defence Forces. We must allow their representative bodies to affiliate with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in order that the voices of Defence Families families, through their representatives, can be heard around that important table. We must invest in the Defence Forces. I look forward to that conversation in the coming weeks here but at the heart of those conversations we must once and for all address the terms and conditions for all those who serve.