Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 Apr 1994

Vol. 441 No. 6

Written Answers. - FCA Statistics.

Bernard Allen

Question:

106 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the number of FCA officers who, by command, resigned, relinquished their commissions or otherwise left the service in each of the years 1990 to 1993; and the number commissioned, by command, in each of these years.

Bernard Allen

Question:

107 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the anticipated retirements of FCA officers, by command, for each of the years 1994 and 1995; the number of places, by command, being provided on the potential FCA officer course in 1994; the date on which this course will start; and the date the successful candidates will be commissioned.

Bernard Allen

Question:

108 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the number of FCA officers, by command and unit, who do not live in the unit area of operations; the number of FCA officers, by command, who have been granted permission to reside outside the State; and whether he has satisfied himself that all units can function properly at officer level with the shortages arising from the above.

Bernard Allen

Question:

109 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the number of FCA officers who hold acting rank; and whether it is his Department's policy to promote FCA officers to high acting rank when fulfilling appointments for such ranks.

Bernard Allen

Question:

111 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the number of females who have enlisted in the military police FCA to date; the number who have been promoted to corporal to date; the number of female pattern military police caps required by such personnel that have been issued; the number that are available or will be made available in 1994 for those who cannot fulfil their military police role without them; and the reason non-availability of essential dress was not foreseen when directing recruitment of females to military units.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Andrews)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 106, 107, 108, 109 and 111 together.

The information requested regarding the number of FCA officers living in unit areas of operations and the number of women enlisted in FCA units of the Military Police Corps is not readily available but is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. The remainder of the information sought is set out as follows:

Annual Reduction in the Number of Officers Serving in the FCA.

Command	1990	1991	1992	1993	Total
Eastern	7	4	5	9	25
Southern	11	10	9	8	38
Western	3	7	14	3	27
Curragh	2	1	7	1	11
Total	23	22	35	21	101

CLASS="CP">Number of Persons Commissioned Each Year in the FCA.

Command	1990	1991	1992	1993	Total
Eastern	—	11	7	9	27
Southern	—	8	5	9	22
Western	—	5	6	7	18
Curragh	—	6	4	4	14
Totals	—	30	22	29	81

CLASS="CP">Anticipated Retirement of FCA Officers.

Year	Number of Officers
1994	22
1995	23

A preliminary potential officers' course will be held for FCA personnel from 16 to 29 July, 1994. Successful candidates will undergo a formal potential officers' course in 1995 and it is expected that they will be commissioned in October, 1995. Details of the allotment of places for the preliminary course are as follows:—

Command	Number of Places
Eastern	11
Southern	13
Western	12
Curragh	6

It is the practice to promote officers of the FCA to higher rank on a substantative basis and accordingly there are no FCA officers holding acting rank.