Defence Force members want more family-friendly living options

PDForra members argue that the closure of a number of military installations and former onsite accommodation in recent years has weakened the 'recruiting bond' between the towns and their local communities. Photo: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

More on-base live-in accommodation is needed for Defence Forces' poorly-paid personnel than currently planned, while there is an urgency to provide married quarters to make the military more family-friendly.

That's according to PDForra, the association which represents 6,500 enlisted members of the Defence Forces.