Lisa Chambers
Question:221. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies currently in the Air Corps; and the length of time these positions have been vacant, in tabular form. [14649/17]
View answerThursday, 23 March 2017
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The following table shows the distribution of personnel across all ranks of the Air Corps compared with the “Establishment” strength figure for equivalent ranks and the resulting numbers of vacancies per rank as at 28 February 2017, the latest date for which figures are available:
|
RANK |
ESTABLISHMENT FIGURE |
Number of PERSONNEL |
Vacancies |
|
Brigadier General |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Colonel |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Lieutenant Colonel |
14 |
12 |
2 |
|
Commandant |
36 |
33 |
3 |
|
Captain |
65 |
48 |
17 |
|
Lieutenant |
48 |
22 |
26 |
|
Regimental Sergeant Major |
8 |
7 |
1 |
|
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
Flight Sergeant |
56 |
55 |
1 |
|
Flight Quartermaster Sergeant |
14 |
11 |
3 |
|
Sergeant |
131 |
109 |
22 |
|
Corporal |
183 |
152 |
31 |
|
Private |
324 |
220 |
104 |
|
TOTAL |
887 |
676 |
211 |
Following agreement with PDFORRA, a competition was recently launched for promotions for enlisted personnel across all ranks and vacancies will be filed from panels established following completion of these competitions.
The Military Personnel Management system does not record the length of time any particular position has been vacant. Due to the complexity of the task and the resources required, it is not possible to provide a complete breakdown of vacancies for all roles in the Air Corps for a specific given period of time.