asked the Minister for Defence the reason former members of the Defence Forces are barred from reenlisting.
Written Answers. - Defence Forces Re-enlistment.
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Seventeen former members of the Permanent Defence Force were among those recruited in August/September last for service in the Army.
The arrangements in hand at present for the intake of 156 personnel for the Naval Service are not yet completed. But it is expected that some former members of the Permanent Defence Force will be recruited.