Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 206: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason Reserve Defence Force officers commissioned after 1 October 2005 are excluded from promotion above the rank of lieutenant in DFR R5 (details supplied); and if he intends to rectify this. [44247/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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Para 31(1) DFR R5 (New Series) empowers me to promote RDF Officers commissioned before or after 1 October 2005. The military authorities have advised me that, consistent with the provisions of this regulation, a Lieutenant to Captain promotion competition was conducted in 2008 in order to fill vacancies in the establishment in respect of Captains.

I will arrange to have the wording of Paras 31 (2) — (4) DFR R5 (New Series) amended in order to remove any possible ambiguity relating to the promotion of Lieutenants.