Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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172. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to maintain a full compliment of regiments within the Reserve Defence Force; his plans for future recruitment drives in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3058/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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New organisational arrangements for the Reserve Defence Force (RDF) came into effect on 31 March 2013. Work is continuing on the implementation of the reorganisation and the development of the single force concept and a review of the number of active members of the RDF is currently being compiled in this regard. As part of this process, the criteria for participation in the RDF is also being reviewed and updated and a recruitment plan is being developed. I anticipate that consideration of these issues will be completed in the near future.