Defence Forces members returning to battle Covid-19 will not get pensions

Senator Gerard Craughwell described the decision as “the final kick in the teeth for the Defence Forces”

Senator Gerard Craughwell described the decision as “the final kick in the teeth for the Defence Forces”

There is anger at a government decision not to pay re-enlisting members of the Defence Forces their pensions during the Covid-19 crisis, while the opposite is apparently the case for returning healthcare workers and prison officers.