Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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462. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of public and civil servants who were recruited under the aegis of his Department in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21105/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Defence Organisation includes civil servants, military personnel, and civilian employees attached to military installations.

The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent body established under the Public Service Management Act 2004 for the purpose of providing recruitment, assessment and selection services for the Civil Service. My Department did not recruit any civil servants through PAS in 2014.

My Department has recruited 13 State Industrial Employees, attached to military installations in 2014. These positions were filled following an open competitive recruitment process.

The Government is committed to maintaining the stabilised strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel. Targeted recruitment, which was undertaken by the Permanent Defence Force in 2014, resulted in the recruitment of 505 personnel in that year.