Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Update on Civil Defence: Discussion

Ms Aileen Nolan:

One of the next questions was whether there is an upper age limit and the answer to that is "No". We were asked if we are considering introducing psychometric testing and the answer to that is also "No". There is not under consideration at the moment. The next question was whether there is a similar organisation in Northern Ireland. There is no similar organisation north of the Border. We were asked then if there are any other countries with comparable organisations and Mr. Keeley will respond to that question.