Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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590. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of civilian plumbers, carpenters, painters and so on working in each Defence Forces barracks as of 22 July 2020, in tabular form. [19934/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Defence employs 446 civilian staff at various military installations to support the upkeep and maintenance of military infrastructure and equipment. The grades employed are engaged across a wide spectrum of services and include craftworkers, general operatives, administrators, healthcare professionals and other specialist grades.

Currently there are 132 craftworkers (e.g. Plumbers, Carpenters, Painters etc.) employed in a number of locations, as outlined in the attached document for the Deputy's information.