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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 22 Apr 1998

Vol. 489 No. 7

Written Answers. - Officers' Performance Appraisal.

Question:

103 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 370 of 28 January 1998, the reason that, in both 1995 and 1996, almost 30 per cent of officers of the PDF were not rated under the formal performance appraisal system; the implications, if any, of this non rating for the careers of the officers concerned in view of the fact that the formal performance appraisals are the primary material used by promotion boards in selecting officers for promotion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9067/98]

Michael Smith

Minister for Defence (Mr. M. Smith)

All officers are subject to some form of annual appraisal under the annual confidential reporting system. However, where an officer has served under a number of different commanding officers for periods of less than four months during the year in question, he or she would be appraised but would not be given an overall rating. When such officers apply for promotion the interview board has available to it the reports of the candidate's various commanding officers. They would not therefore be disadvantaged by the absence of an overall rating.

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