PQ 28
28 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to concern expressed at the recent PDFORRA conference that exhausted Army drivers were falling asleep at the wheels of vehicles because of the long hours they have to work; if he will consider voluntarily applying the terms of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 to members of the Defence Forces in view of the clear dangers involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18135/97]
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28 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to concern expressed at the recent PDFORRA conference that exhausted Army drivers were falling asleep at the wheels of vehicles because of the long hours they have to work; if he will consider voluntarily applying the terms of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 to members of the Defence Forces in view of the clear dangers involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18135/97]
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Other Questions. - Defence Forces Working Time.
Other Questions. - Defence Forces Working Time.
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