Phil Hogan
Ceist:1264 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) is to be discharged from the Defence Forces in April 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34292/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 26 January 2005
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Freagraí scríofa
The military authorities have advised that the individual in question enlisted in the Defence Forces on 3 May 1994, being engaged to serve for a fixed term of five years in the Permanent Defence Force, PDF. The individual, having satisfied the various criteria required for an "extension in service"— for personnel who enlisted after 1 January 1994 — was permitted on 2 May 1999 to extend his original term of service by four years so as to complete nine years service in the PDF. On 2 May 2003, his term of service was again extended so as to permit him to complete 12 years PDF service in total. The individual's service engagement in the PDF expires on 2 May 2006, at the end of this 12 year period.