Number of unfilled Defence Forces positions to rise, Oireachtas committee told 

The Oireachtas foreign affairs and defence committee heard of a rising number of unfilled positions across the Defence Forces amid fears that this will become more pronounced as the economy picks up after Covid-19.

There are growing fears that the number of unfilled positions in the Defence Forces will rise in the post-Covid era.

Personnel shortages have blighted the Naval Service in recent years, with the Army and Air Corps also reporting a "growing incidence of burnout" and departures.