So the new government arrive with great fanfare and fresh hope for the country. They publish a 64 page agreed coalition Programme for Government with one line mentioning the Defence Forces. It says they will implement the Defence Forces Medical Review in line with resources.
Then they demote the Defence Forces to not having a Minister. And then the new junior Minister's are announeced with not even a junior looking after Defence. This is not good. We will be fighting for the same budget (in the not too distant future) as the Gardai. And with crime constantly reported and people always "worried" about it we will be the runt of the litter in terms of money.
The new Minister, Alan Shatter TD, has a big job with all the perks. I earnestly hope he spares time for the sole armed uniformed body of the state. Even today after he attended the commissionning ceremony in the Curragh the most reported issue were his words on crime. We have a serious uphill battle on our hands at the best of times.
maybe we should dye the uniforms blue and be like the Costa Rican's...'cos it seems that's the way we're being pointed,
Then they demote the Defence Forces to not having a Minister. And then the new junior Minister's are announeced with not even a junior looking after Defence. This is not good. We will be fighting for the same budget (in the not too distant future) as the Gardai. And with crime constantly reported and people always "worried" about it we will be the runt of the litter in terms of money.
The new Minister, Alan Shatter TD, has a big job with all the perks. I earnestly hope he spares time for the sole armed uniformed body of the state. Even today after he attended the commissionning ceremony in the Curragh the most reported issue were his words on crime. We have a serious uphill battle on our hands at the best of times.
maybe we should dye the uniforms blue and be like the Costa Rican's...'cos it seems that's the way we're being pointed,
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