Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste referred to the phrase "while in uniform or otherwise making himself or herself identifiable as a member of the Permanent Defence Force". The secretary general of RACO, the deputy secretary general, any member of RACO's or PDFORRA's executive committee or any official working for PDFORRA are members of the Permanent Defence Force on secondment to these representative bodies.In the view of the Minister, if they speak out he is facilitating them today, saying that is perfectly all right, it is their job and they are entitled to do it. Who knows who the next Minister for Defence will be, who might take an entirely different view because there is in this a gagging order that can be implemented if they want to do that? I cannot see a way that you can get away from this-----