The Defence Organisation includes civil servants, military personnel and civilian employees attached to military installations. The average age of permanent Civil Service staff and personnel in the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) is shown in the table.
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2008
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2011
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2015
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Civil Servants
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45.7
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47.3
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49.6
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Permanent Defence Force
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36.1
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36.4
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36.3
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In a reply to Parliamentary Question No. 505 of 13 May 2014 an incorrect figure was provided for the average age of members of the Permanent Defence Force in 2011. The figure above in respect of the Permanent Defence Force for 2011 is the correct figure.
The average age of civilian employees attached to military installations is currently 55 years. Data relating to the civilian employee workforce is not maintained in a manner which would facilitate the production of annual age comparisons.