Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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270. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a worldwide recruitment campaign for a civilian consultant psychiatrist for the Defence Forces will occur. [35973/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A civilian consultant psychiatrist was appointed to the Defence Forces with effect from July 2020.

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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271. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of civilian plumbers and electricians working in Finner Camp. [35974/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department employs civilian staff at various military installations to support the operational capability of the Defence Forces. There are currently three civilian craft workers employed in Finner Camp including one plumber. A recruitment campaign is currently under way to fill an electrician vacancy.

The recruitment of Civilian Employees for military installations is an ongoing process, informed by prioritisation of posts by military management.