Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2022
465. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel by rank attached to the Defence Forces equitation school; the number of vacancies by rank in the equitation school; and when each of the vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [39272/22]
View answerThe table below details the requested strength and vacancies, by rank, for the Army Equitation School, on 12th July 2022.
|
Rank |
Lt Col |
Comdt |
Captain |
Lt |
CS |
CQ |
Sgt |
Cpl |
Pte |
|
Strength |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
18 |
|
Vacancies |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
The military authorities advise that vacancies are filled on an ongoing basis in line with promotional arrangements and by recruitment via Cadetship and Army General Service (GSR) recruitment competitions.
General Service recruitment is ongoing. Additionally the 2022 Army Cadetship competition resulted in 51 applications for the Equitation School and these are being progressed.
