PDFORRA's General Secretary has been giving politicians a run down of the air corps' problems.
The air corps is operating with less than half the required technical workforce.
Unions for defence forces members appeared before an Oireachtas Defence Committee this morning.
Aircraft inspectors and technicians feel their skills are not adequately recognised or rewarded.
General Secretary of PDFORRA Offaly's Gerard Guinan says the shortfalls are leaving the air corps exposed:
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