Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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97. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of doctors employed in the Defence Forces. [42395/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Military Authorities that as of 31 October 2014 there are 21 doctors employed as Medical Officers in the Defence Forces. The current establishment figure for Medical Officers qualified as doctors in the Defence Forces is 25. There is an ongoing recruitment effort to fill vacancies in the Defence Forces and to date in 2014, three doctors have been appointed as Medical Officers.