asked the Minister for Defence if he will state, exclusive of chaplains and members of the Army Nursing Services, (a) the actual number of regular officers; (b) the actual number of regular N.C.O.s; (c) the actual number of regular privates; and (d) the actual number of cadets, serving in the Defence Forces, Permanent Force, on the 31st March, 1950.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Army Statistics.
Major de Valera
The numbers in the different categories were:—(a) 1,048; (b) 2,426; (c) 4,505; (d) 134.