Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised)
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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In fairness, I admire the skill of those who put the notes together. Having been around a while, I do read between them. I do not mean this in a bad way. Basically, the competition was run in late 2022 and a letter of acceptance issued. This is done. There are the pre-contract signing negotiations, which happen normally in situations like this. I give it six months from now, potentially.