Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 297: To ask the Minister for Defence if there is any possibility of retired Reserve Defence Force members being permitted to take up a scheme to fulfil duties of cadre staff that have not been replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12822/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Entry to the Permanent Defence Force is either through the Cadetship Competition, Apprenticeship Competition, General Service Enlistment or Direct Entry Competitions which are held to fill vacancies in specialist appointments. There are no provisions to permit the enlistment or appointment of retired members of the Reserve Defence Force to fill vacancies in the Cadre Staff or the Permanent Defence Force.