John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Defence if there has been progress in recruiting additional staff at the military archive in Cathal Brugha barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6369/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to say that progress has been made in recruiting additional staff at the military archive in Cathal Brugha barracks. Following competition, 1 senior civilian archivist/project manager and 6 civilian archivists have been selected for recruitment. I anticipate that these will be place early in Quarter 2, 2008. The senior civilian archivist/project manager and 3 archivists will be assigned the Military Pensions Archive project covering the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence. This will ensure that these records are made available in good time for the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising in 2016. The other 3 archivists will be assigned as additional staff for the Military Archives.