Defence Forces oversight to be put on statutory basis
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The general scheme of legislation establishing the External Oversight Body of the Defence Forces on a statutory basis has been published.
The Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023 is the first of two bills which will implement key recommendations of the independent review group led by Ms Justice Bronagh O’Hanlon.
Among other provisions, the bill will provide a statutory basis for the defence minister to authorise the representative associations for members of the Defence Forces to associate with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU).
The bill also proposes a number of miscellaneous amendments to the Defence Acts, including the protection of the term “Óglaigh na hÉireann”.
“A number of other legislative commitments relating to Defence policy and the transformation of the Defence Forces will be the subject of separate legislative proposals this year,” the Department of Defence said.
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