Andrew Boylan
Question:181 Mr. Boylan asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of Army officers are no longer being employed after 5 May 1999 as a result of a hearing test; if his attention has further been drawn to a particular case (details supplied); the reason for this hearing testing; if this is a practice of the Defence Forces; and the reason this officer is being dismissed if he is of good behaviour and has a good record. [7634/99]