asked the Minister for Defence when it is proposed to fill the outstanding permanent vacancies in the Crops of Engineers, Curragh Camp; and also the number of such vacancies.

There are 56 such vacancies at present and arrangements are being made to fill one of them. As I informed the Deputy in reply to a previous question on 19 February 1986, vacancies are filled in so far as the current restrictions on the filling of posts in the public services permit.