Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

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Is there a procedure within the Defence Forces whereby potential retirements are identified as a need for further recruitment, or are they identified as potential savings in the course of any particular year? To what extent can the Minister put in place a procedure whereby there is an automatic kick-in system under which losses or retirements are recorded or anticipated in advance, with a view to making the provision by way of recruitment? To what extent does his reply to the question so far relate to the Army, the Navy and the Air Corps separately?

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