Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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256. To ask the Minister for Defence in relation to a member of the Permanent Defence Force (details supplied) who joined as an engineer officer on 29 March 2006 under the condition governing the appointment of engineer officers in the Corps of Engineers and was deemed eligible for promotion to captain on 29 March 2009, which eligibility was duly confirmed to him by document dated 26 March 2009, why this case was investigated by the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (ODF) who issued a preliminary report on 28 April 2014; why he has not accepted and implemented the resolution as outlined in the preliminary report by the ODF; why the ODF has not issued a final report; if an exception was made to the public service promotion moratorium when this member was promoted on 23 December 2010; if it is unreasonable to expect a person to wait for six years to have an issue such as this resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2921/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Under the provisions of section 4(1) of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces Act 2004, the Ombudsman is independent in the performance of his or her functions. From enquiries made by my officials to the Office of the Ombudsman, I understand that the Ombudsman expects to issue his Final Report on this case in the near future. Pending my receipt of that Report, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on the matters raised.