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

We bring in the ombudsman from time to time and one of the ombudsman’s unique roles is that former members can only make complaints there, as they are not members any more. Has the body thought or looked at veterans and former members and its role there, and at the issue of retirement from the Defence Forces and how people actually leave the Defence Forces. Sometimes, people become almost institutionalised and when they leave they can get a bit lost. We have the veterans' associations, which do great work, as the body knows. Will that space be part or should it be part of the oversight body’s area? On retirement and leaving, perhaps if someone is in the Defence Forces and they are worried about retirement, that can have an impact on their present function.