Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Jan 1998

Vol. 486 No. 1

Written Answers. - Defence Forces Age Profile.

Dick Spring

Question:

362 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Defence the age profile of the Permanent Defence Forces, both commissioned and non-commissioned ranks, for each of the years 1993, 1994 and to date in 1998; the retirement rates for each rank in the Permanent Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1291/98]

Minister for Defence (Mr. M. Smith):

Details of the current age profile of the Permanent Defence Forces are outlined in the following table. The information requested by the Deputy regarding the age profile of the PDF during 1993 and 1994 is not available at present nor are the retirement rates for the non-commissioned ranks. This information shall be forwarded as soon as it becomes available.

The retirement rates by rank for officers of the PDF for the years as specified are as follows:—

Year	Lt Gen	Maj Gen	Brig Gen	Col	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt	Total
1993	–	1	1	9	8	13	11	1	44
1994	1	1	3	8	5	10	21	1	50
28 Jan 1998	–	–	–	–	1	1	5	–	7
Total	1	2	4	17	14	24	37	2	101

Age Profile of the Permanent Defence Force as on 20 January, 1998.

Age	Pte	Cpl	A/Sgt	Sgt	CQM S	C/S	BQM S	Sgt Maj	Cadet	2/Lt	Lt	Capt	Comdt	Lt Col	Col	Brig Gen	Maj Gen	Lt Gen	Total
16	1																		1
17	37								4										41
18	137								17										154
19	171								30	2									203
20	200								16	18									234
21	246								8	13	2								269
22	219	1							2	18	14								254
23	223	4							3	5	20								255
24	188	2							3	2	31								226
25	204	15								5	34								258
26	247	49								2	31	3							332
27	243	76									23	9							351
28	239	82		3							14	21							359
29	252	107		2							5	35							401
30	276	132		15							5	31							459
31	273	143		28	1						2	34							481
32	210	147		26		1					1	38							423
33	288	148		41	2							46							525
34	302	165		61	1							44	2						575
35	267	154	1	66	1							34	1						524
36	232	161		98	7	3						33	3						537
37	208	142		87	5	6						29	9						486
38	159	114		86	11	18						39	7						434
39	133	100	1	85	13	16		2				35	21						406
40	123	84		85	26	13						25	24						380
41	96	90		86	12	10	1	1				12	47	1					356
42	95	64		80	14	13	3	1				10	44	1					325
43	90	56		81	18	18	2					2	51	2					320
44	69	52		79	19	16	3	4				2	47	1					292
45	54	37		54	19	10	3	1				4	39						221
46	43	23		57	22	15		1				4	24	1					190
47	36	17		43	14	9	2	1				2	31	2					157
48	32	19		46	18	14	5	1				3	20	5					163
49	24	17		40	27	9	1	6				2	10	6					142
50	26	13		25	16	11	2	2					12	16	1				124
51	14	6		31	13	10	4	1					11	8					98
52	14	7		22	6	6	2	9					10	13					89
53	8	9		27	12	11	4	3					7	21	3				105
54	15	7		18	5	8	2	2				1	6	14	2				80
55	9	6		6	7	8	7	2					6	9	5	3			68
56	10	7		9	9	2	3	3				3	1	13	3	2			65
57	4	5		9	7	4	3					2	1	2	6	1			44
58	7	4		9	7	2	2	2					1	1	9				44
59	3	5		6	3	3	2	1				1	4	2	6	1			37
60														1	2	1	2		6
61														1			1		2
62														3				1	4
63														3	1				4
64														2					2
Total	5,727	2,270	2	1,411	315	236	51	43	83	65	182	504	439	128	38	8	3	1	11,506