Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 142: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of currently serving Defence Forces medical officers who meet the criteria for membership of a specialist register; the register classification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6353/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The military authorities have advised that, based on a review of the current Medical Register, Defence Forces Medical Officers hold the following registration

The one person entered on the sports medicine section of the Register is also registered in the occupational section. All Medical Officers serving in the Defence Forces hold full registration with the Medical Council.

I am advised that it is not possible to ascertain how many currently serving Medical officers meet the criteria for inclusion on a Specialist Register. Inclusion on a Specialist Register is not mandatory. A doctor could well meet the criteria but choose not register. It is only on registration that eligibility is confirmed. Also, some Medical Officers may well meet the criteria for more than one Special Register, but be registered on only one.