David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 570: To ask the Minister for Defence further to parliamentary Questions Nos. 554 and 555 of 19 October 2010 the number of persons expected to be recruited under the current general service recruitment competition; the breakdown of the numbers of new recruits by brigade including the Defence Forces training centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38758/10]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 571: To ask the Minister for Defence further to parliamentary Questions Nos. 554 and 555 of 19 October 2010 when he expects the selection process for the current general services recruitment to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38759/10]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 570 and 571 together.

It is intended to enlist a recruit platoon of 40 successful candidates to each of the Eastern and Southern Brigades in December 2010. The enlistment selection process of two further platoons, one each to the Western Brigade and the Defence Forces Training Centre, is scheduled to follow on when this enlistment has taken place.