Written answers

Wednesday, 31 January 2007

Department of Defence

Defence Forces Personnel

8:00 am

Photo of Niall BlaneyNiall Blaney (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 1770: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Army personnel who were called before the medical board over the past five years; the number who failed and the rank they held within the Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1939/07]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The military authorities have advised that no readily available or centralised data set of information exists on the number of personnel who were called before a Medical Board prior to 1 April 2006. I do not believe that the costs or inconvenience of collating this material for a full five-year period would be merited or justifiable. However, I can provide details of the total numbers of persons actually discharged from the Army on medical grounds in the years 2002 to 2006 inclusive.

BRIGADEBQMSCQMSSGTCPLPTERECRUITTOTAL
1 S BdeNIL22416125
2 E BdeNIL2112NIL6
4 W BdeNILNIL1234NIL37
DFTC1NIL4317NIL25
TOTAL1481069193

In addition, I am advised by the military authorities that eight (8) Naval Service personnel and five (5) Air Corps personnel were discharged from the Permanent Force on medical grounds in the same period 2002-2006.

I am informed by the military authorities that the number of personnel called before a Medical Board in the period from 1 April 2006 up to 31 December 2006 was forty-six (46) composed as follows:

(i) 42 Army personnel

(ii) 2 Air Corps personnel

(iii) 2 Naval Service personnel

Seventeen of these forty-six Medical Boards are ongoing.

Twenty-nine (29) Medical Boards have been completed, with the following outcomes:

(i) 4 personnel were found to be within Defence Forces Medical Standards (all Army)

(ii) 25 were found by the Medical Boards to be below Defence Forces Medical Standards. Of these, fourteen personnel appealed the decision (thirteen Army, one Naval Service)

(iii) One appeal against the determination of the Medical Board was upheld (Army).

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