Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) – Reserve Defence Forces
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I spoke to the Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney about a number of issues facing the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF). I suggested the following amendments to the Defence Bill 2020 –
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I believe this would have a huge impact on the Reserve Defence Forces and allow us to populate the numbers very quickly again to get back towards 4,000 members.
I will continue to liaise with Minister Coveney on these issues.