Vol. 512 No. 4
34 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Defence the number of officers of the rank of captain and below who left the Permanent Defence Force in each of the years from 1997 to end October 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26322/99]
The military authorities advise that the number of officers of the rank of captain and below who left the Permanent Defence Force in the years 1997 to the end of October 1999 is 61 in 1997, 48 in 1998 and 34 in 1999. A number of the officers who retired in 1997 retired under the provisions of the voluntary early retirement scheme.
