David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Tánaiste for his most recent response. I put it to him that a lot of people do not go ahead with the psychometric test. They do not even attempt it or go any further with the application process. As the Tánaiste has said himself, up to half of those who attempt it fail, which is very worrying.

Will the Tánaiste make any comment with respect to the recommissioning of officers and their re-enlistment in the PDF, which is another area of recruitment? Does he have any figures with respect to how that is going and what kind of energy and effort is being put behind it? There are people there who have served in the past and who have experience. I think the idea is to get them to re-enlist. My question is about the recommissioning of officers and the re-enlistment of the PDF. Will the Tánaiste give us a breakdown of the number of people involved in the Army, Navy and Air Corps? Of the 150 he said had been inducted, how many are in each of the services? Over what period of time did the recruitment campaign that gave rise to the 150 enlistments take place?

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