The Commission on the Defence Forces
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The Commission on the Defence Forces was before the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee this afternoon.
I raised the following points with Chair Aidan O’Driscoll –
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The Commission is really about capability development. The most important element of capability is people. A weapon is only as good as the man or woman holding it and a ship is only as good as it’s crew. Therefore, we must resolve the issues affecting serving members of the Defence Forces.