Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 January 2017
Public Accounts Committee
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet
9:00 am
Mr. Maurice Quinn:
Defence Forces personnel comprise all types of individuals, from plumbers to pilots. The bulk of the members are front-line troops. We also have an Army nursing service but they are not service personnel, they are separate. There are also a range of professionals across the Defence Forces engaged in other roles. I would have to reflect on whether or not there is scope to specialise particular roles.