Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
840. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of military personnel who have been deemed medically unfit for overseas duties on an annual basis from the year 2000 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46176/13]
View answerI am advised by the military authorities that the reasons why an application from a member of the Defence Forces to participate in an overseas mission is refused is not retained centrally but rather on that individual’s personnel file. As there have been many thousands of applications from individuals to participate in overseas missions in the period since 2000, the Deputy will appreciate it would not be possible to gather the information he has requested without the need to divert significant resources from key day to day work to undertake a trawl of personnel files. However, if the Deputy has a specific case in mind I would be happy to raise it with the military authorities on his behalf.
