Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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490. To ask the Minister for Defence if on the 30 November 2012, Defence Force Regulation CS 4 had an allowed establishment for the number of Permanent Defence Force personnel positions in the 14 units in Custume Barracks on that date, and in accordance with that regulation on that date; the permitted number of PDF personnel in the nine PDF units and the PDF personnel in the five reserve units of Custume Barracks. [42172/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Defence Forces Regulation CS.4 does not set out the establishment of Units. This level of detail is set out in the Chief of Staff’s Administrative Instruction CS.4. The military authorities have advised that the table below reflects the PDF strength ceiling of Units based in Custume Barracks as at 30^thNovember 2012.

Following the re-organisation of the Reserve Defence Force, PDF Cadre are only assigned to RDF Units located outside of PDF installations. There are no PDF Cadre personnel assigned to RDF Units in Custume Barracks.