Pay, Allowances And Staff Retention To Dominate PDFORRA Conference

Members of the group, which represents the Defence Forces, will convene until Thursday.

Pay, allowances and staff retention will dominate the agenda at the three-day PDFORRA conference, which kicks off today.

Members of the group, which represents the Defence Forces, will convene in the Knightsbrook Hotel in Trim until Thursday.

Tanáiste and Minister for Defence, Michael Martin will be among those in attendance today.

General Secretary of PDFORRA, Mucklagh's Ger Guinan, says allowances are still lagging behind where they need to be:

Defence Minister Michael Martin says he's committed to improving recruitment in the Defence Forces.

PDFORRA President, Mark Keane, says he thinks the Government does realise how important the Defence Forces are:

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