Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 45: To ask the Minister for Defence when the review of the procedures for the promotion of non commissioned officers within the Defence Forces which commenced within the Conciliation and Arbitration Forum in April 2006 will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27714/07]

Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Discussions between the Department of Defence and the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (PDFORRA) commenced in April 2006, on revised promotion arrangements for Non-Commissioned Officers.

The Action Plan agreed under the Pay Agreement and Modernisation Agenda for the Defence Forces, commits to a target date of December 2007, by which revised promotion arrangements for enlisted personnel will be agreed.

As the Minister has stated previously, the policy of the Department is to produce a merit based system of promotion that is gender neutral and should provide the best person for the job.