asked the Minister for Defence if he will state why no promotions in the non-commissioned ranks of the National Army Reserve were made at the same time as promotions were made in the officer rank recently.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Army Reserve: Promotion in non-Commissioned Ranks.
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The recent promotions from the rank of Lefteanant to that of Captaen in An Cultaca Oifigeach (An Chéad Líne) were made under a limited scheme of automatic promotion based on fulfilment of certain conditions. In this connection I might mention that in Na Buan Óglaigh a scheme of automatic promotion up to the rank of Captaen has been in existence for some years.
Automatic promotion does not apply in the case of non-commissioned ranks either in Na Buan Óglaigh or in Na hÓglaigh Cúltaca, as the normal short engagement militates against such an arrangement.