Members of officers’ association ‘not particularly surprised’ by report of specialist staff shortages
The Irish Times reported on Friday that the Naval Service’s ordnance section, which is responsible for the upkeep of naval weapons, including large deck-mounted cannons, is now down to just a single technician.
On Thursday, the Department of Defence announced the highest recruitment levels in six years as a result of increased allowances and wages. For the first time since 2017, there will likely be a net increase in military personnel, albeit a small one. Raco was “not particularly surprised” that the Naval Service is struggling to retain “sufficiently qualified and experience personnel”, he said. This is a consequence of the organisation’s failure to compete with other public and private sector organisations on pay and conditions, he said.
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