Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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122. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons who have been recruited by his Department since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33634/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The number of civil servants recruited by my Department from 2015 to date are as follows:

Included in the 391 total staff figure are 15 civil servants who are employed by the Department to work exclusively within the Defence Forces at a number of Defence Forces installations. Of these 15 personnel, 11 have been recruited since 2015.

The Department employs civilian employees also at various military installations to support the work of the Defence Forces.

The number of Civilian Employees recruited by my Department from 2015 to date are as follows: