Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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21. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to review the practice whereby continuance in service contracts are offered after two years; if this period will be extended to five years as a measure to address retention issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40818/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The White Paper on Defence sets the defence policy agenda up to 2025. As a subset of the totality of the work being carried out to implement the White Paper, nearly 90 projects/actions were specifically identified. Implementation of these specific actions will be carried out on a phased basis over the ten year period of the programme.

The review to which the Deputy refers forms part of one such project which entails a review of contracts of service for all ranks of enlisted personnel in the context of capability requirements and associated appropriate age profiles. Joint civil/military project planning is underway for this project.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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22. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel on post-21 years service contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40819/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The military authorities could not collate the information within the time available. I will revert to the Deputy as soon as the information has been provided to me.