Defence Forces members' rations rate increased — but still less than prisoners

It emerged that for some weeks frontline members of the Defence Forces had seen their rations getting smaller because their chefs couldn’t cope with rising inflation, which had seriously eaten into their budgets.

The Government is to increase spending on food for Defence Forces members, but it will still be less than half of what is spent daily on prisoners.

Up until Wednesday, military chefs were given just €4.20 to provide each on-duty person with three meals per day, whereas their counterparts in the prison service are getting €15 per prisoner per day.