Additional Defence Forces personnel are 'unatainable' without pay improvements 

PDForra general secretary Gerard Guinan said that the Defence Forces are hemorrhaging personnel at an alarming rate. 

The Government's aim of recruiting an additional 400 personnel to the Defence Forces is “unattainable" unless it significantly improves pay and conditions.

That was the view among delegates attending PDForra’s annual conference, who passed a motion calling on the Government to fully implement the findings of the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces on the need for better pay and conditions.