Defence Forces
Dail Éireann — 2022-05-12
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Gary Gannon (SD), Dublin Central

I thank the Minister for his response. He has answered my question about the other factors, so I will go a bit further. In terms of the message Minister gave to media about the potential for the recruitment of a further 3,000 staff, what units would those staff be in? Could the Minister give us some sense of this? Would that be in the Defence Forces? Would it be in the civilian department? Would it be in the Department of Defence, for example, in terms of recruiting more specialised personnel? In terms of where the Minister perceives that recruitment going, where would those units be expanded?

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Sitting date: 2022-05-12