Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2015
337. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the reason the Defence Forces are relying on private sector general practitioners, who are outside of the control of the Defence Forces, for the completion of AF 14c forms, which must be obtained by members of the Reserve Defence Force to complete their Reserve Defence Force full-time training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29822/15]
View answer338. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Reserve Defence Force who have been refused a medical by their general practitioner in order to complete their AF 14c form; the number of documented cases that exist where the reservists in question reported that they have had to pay for this medical themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29823/15]
View answer339. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans to put a mechanism in place to reimburse individual reservists who were forced to pay for their own medical due to the refusal by a general practitioner to conduct one to complete a AF 14c form under the conditions of agreement in operation by his Department and the Irish Medical Organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29824/15]
View answer340. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of training hours lost, in terms of Reserve Defence Force members who did not attend Reserve Defence Force full-time training, as they had failed to have their AF 14c forms completed in the required time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29825/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 337 to 340, inclusive, together.
I am informed by the military authorities that it is not possible to provide the information sought by the Deputy in the time available. I shall provide the information sought directly to the Deputy once it comes to hand.
