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RACO welcomes review of Defence Forces
Updated / Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020
10:12
A review of the Defence Forces was announced yesterday
The general secretary of the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers in the Defence Forces, Conor King, has described a newly-announced independent review of the Defence Forces as a once in a generation opportunity to re-imagine defence and security .
Yesterday, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Coveney announced that Government had approved the establishment of an independent Commission on the Defence Forces.
Mr King told RTÉ s Morning Ireland that any decisions made must be resourced properly and in particular the issue of pay and retention of staff must be looked at with some urgency.