David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

From time to time, this committee takes an interest in the issue of diversity. Obviously, we had diversity regarding gender. We now have a lot of people living in Ireland who were born in other countries. Will Professor MacCraith comment on how the external oversight body will engage with these other cultures? We have already seen people wearing headgear and different items of clothing in the Garda and elsewhere. There are cultural and religious issues around that and these will probably increase, especially if we encourage more people from other culture to join the Defence Forces.