asked the Minister for Defence if he will state if any marks are given in interviews or preference given to applicants for cadetships or to cadets in training for commissions in the Defence Forces who are the sons of either serving or ex-officers; and, further, if he will state the percentage of such successful applicants, within the past three years, who were so related to officers and retired officers.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Army Cadetships.
The answer to the first portion of the Deputy's question is in the negative. An examination of the lists of candidates who appeared before cadet interview boards during the past three years shows that the numbers of cadetships secured by sons of serving officers or ex-officers in those years were as follows:—
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1950—8 out of a total of 43 Cadetships awarded (or 19 per cent) |
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1951—12 out of a total of 31 Cadetships awarded (or 39 per cent.). |
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1952—3 out of a total of 28 Cadetships awarded (or 11 per cent.). |