Replacing retired Curragh pioneers

Summary

The Minister says retired pioneers will be replaced as needed, acknowledging delays and saying Curragh jobs will increase the following week. The Corps of Engineers fills the vacancies, and applicants should apply through Manpower.

Joseph Bermingham Mr. Bermingham Labour Party

asked the Minister for Defence if it is his policy to replace pioneers who retire at the Curragh Training Camp, County Kildare.

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Patrick J. Lalor Mr. P. Lalor Fianna Fáil

Pioneers employed at the Curragh Training Camp will continue to be replaced as necessary on retirement.

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Joseph Bermingham Mr. Bermingham Labour Party

Is the Parliamentary Secretary aware that some of them are taking a hell of a long time to be replaced?

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Patrick J. Lalor Mr. P. Lalor Fianna Fáil

Arising from the Deputy's three questions, there will be an increase in the number of jobs in the Curragh next week.

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James White Mr. White Fine Gael

Is it now the policy of the Department that these replacement jobs are handed out by Manpower and not by the Department and that anybody interested in them should apply to Manpower?

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Patrick J. Lalor Mr. P. Lalor Fianna Fáil

Yes. The Corps of Engineers are responsible for the filling of those vacancies and I accept that they should have been filled before now.

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