Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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228. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of external and/or outsourced practices that are used by the Defence Forces for physiotherapy, at present. [17407/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The table sets out the number of physiotherapy practices that currently provide services to the Defence Forces:

I am informed by the military authorities that, following an internal review of the provision of physiotherapy services to members of the Defence Forces, it has been decided to in-source this service. The Defence Forces is currently recruiting a head physiotherapist and will, thereafter, recruit 4.5 whole time-equivalent physiotherapists.