Séamus Healy (Tipperary, Workers and Unemployed Action Group)
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119. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if leaving certificate results obtained in two sittings can be accepted for entry into the Army cadets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44743/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Terms and Conditions relating to minimum educational qualifications for school leavers/non graduates applying for an Army Cadetship in the 2018 competition included the specific requirement for Leaving Certificate results to be obtained in a single sitting. This requirement has been included in the Terms and Conditions for the Cadetship competitions for a significant period of time.

A candidate who applied for a cadetship in the Army in 2018 initiated legal proceedings by way of a Judicial Review in the High Court.

The Court is due to give a reasoned judgment on 13November 2018. The judgement will be considered at that time and will inform further action by the Department of Defence.