Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

I have no doubt progress will be made within the figure of 10,000 personnel agreed for 2010 and also within whatever may arise from the employment control framework proposals which, in any event, must be agreed subsequently with the Department of Finance. The figure of 10,000 is the employment number agreed for 2010 and, as I stated, we have already commenced the process of recruiting to the Naval Service. When I was answering questions last month I made the point that we needed to fill the posts in a targeted way to ensure we would have the capacity in each individual area to make sure that the services which are required of the military, the Naval Service and the Air Corps authorities can be fulfilled.

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