State should subsidise housing for Defence Forces members who cannot get mortgages, conference hears

Members of the Defence Forces need to be 'treated with more dignity and respect' when it comes to mounting ceremonial duties, PdForra delegates heard. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Disused former married quarters left to rot in many of the country’s military installations should be refurbished as affordable homes for members of the Defence Forces who cannot get mortgages.

Delegates attending the PDForra annual conference in Co Donegal voted to seek discussions with the Department of Defence and military management so that new entrants especially could avail of an affordable housing scheme which would improve morale and retention of personnel.