Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 91: To ask the Minister for Defence if the authority of the Secretary General of his Department under the three year administrative budget arrangements to configure the grading of his staffing, up to and including the level of principal officer, within agreed overall numbers and the agreed budgetary ceiling, extends to organisations, such as the Defence Forces, and agencies for which he is the Accounting Officer; the number of additional appointments or promotions at principal officer and assistant principal officer grade that have been created or made within his Department using this authority since it was given to the heads of Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42807/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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In line with other Government Departments, the Administrative Budget arrangements for my Department apply only to subheads A1 to A8 of the Defence Vote. However, a substantial amount of day-to-day Defence Forces' expenditure is delegated to the Chief of Staff. The detailed information requested by the Deputy on appointments and promotions is not readily available. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.