The Defence Forces' "historically low" numbers of 7,500 are a reflection of the slow pace of implementing recommended reforms

“We can't allow this report to gather dust. I know these are the findings from the Commission on Defence, that these are the implementations that they wish to implement. But we need it done as a matter of urgency.”

The seizure of almost €160 million worth of cocaine off the Cork coast "could have gone horribly wrong" due to Defence Forces underfunding, according to an independent TD

TDs were told that the scale of proposed change within the military was unprecedented.

A TD has said the delay in sending Irish soldiers to protect embassy staff in Kyiv was avoidable as recommendations were made in the Commission on the Defence Forces report

Ireland needs a full-time defence minister to deal with the crisis in the Defence Forces, and threats to the State amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a TD

The increase takes the budget from €1.1 billion to €1.5 billion by 2028

The defence budget will rise from €1.1 billion to €1.5 billion by 2028