Defence Forces Records

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2015

Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Ceisteanna (219)

Pádraig MacLochlainn

Ceist:

219. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Derry to ensure that the Garda Síochána vetting certificate issued in February 2015 and sent to the Defence Forces for use in the application process for the reserves is given to the appropriate persons within the Defence Forces to ensure that the person concerned is afforded the opportunity to participate in the current recruitment to the reserves on 4 July 2015. [27492/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence

I am informed by the military authorities that the person in question is one of several applicants for the 28th Infantry Battalion Reserve Defence Force competition that have successfully completed the medical phase of recruitment. The security clearance process for this individual, along with each of the other applicants, is ongoing.

It is important that the Reserve Defence Force selection process is fair, impartial and free from political influence. It would not be appropriate for me to direct the Defence Forces to expedite a particular application over and above another application.