Defence Forces Strength

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Questions (539)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

539. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of the strength of the Defence Forces for each of the past 20 years in tabular form, broken down by figures for both the permanent Defence Force, the Reserve First Line and FCA. [34393/14]

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Written answers

Minister for Defence

It was not possible to provide the information sought by the Deputy in the time available. My Department is currently seeking to compile an accurate reply and I will provide the information directly to the Deputy once it comes to hand.