Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This year alone, 409 personnel have been inducted into the Defence Forces, comprising 310 general service recruits, 61 cadets and a number of others in various specialist positions. We have provided unlimited resources for media, and various campaigns are on the way for both the Naval Service and the Defence Forces more generally. General service recruitment is ongoing. There are campaigns also seeking direct-entry applications from qualified doctors, motor technicians and so forth, as well as for women in the recruitment of specialists.

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