Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 June 2013
202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons employed within the public sector in the armed forces for the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [29740/13]
View answerI am advised by the Military Authorities that the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces (PDF) as at 31 December in each of the last five years is as set out in the table.
|
Year |
PDF Personnel |
|
2008 |
10,408 |
|
2009 |
9,933 |
|
2010 |
9,550 |
|
2011 |
9,438 |
|
2012 |
9,359 |
The figures above include personnel who were on unpaid leave of absence from the Defence Forces.
