Clare Daly
Question:132. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of officers, NCOs and privates serving on a monthly basis for the past 12 months. [13578/19]
View answerTuesday, 26 March 2019
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The strength of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) is calculated in terms of whole-time equivalents. This data is collated on a monthly basis and strengths are expressed in end of month figures.
Defence Force Regulation CS4 provides for an establishment of 1,233 Officers, 3,661 Non-Commissioned Officers and 4,606 Privates. The table below shows the strengths (Whole Time Equivalent) breakdown for officers, NCOs and privates serving on a monthly basis for the past 12 months : -
|
Month/Year |
Officers |
NCOs |
Privates |
Cadets |
|
March 2018 |
1,113 |
3,107 |
4,636 |
137 |
|
April 2018 |
1,109 |
3,101 |
4,721 |
137 |
|
May 2018 |
1,106 |
3,087 |
4,681 |
136 |
|
June 2018 |
1,106 |
3,064 |
4,676 |
134 |
|
July 2018 |
1,117 |
3,048 |
4,610 |
123 |
|
August 2018 |
1,115 |
3,028 |
4,591 |
121 |
|
September 2018 |
1,105 |
3,000 |
4,677 |
207 |
|
October 2018 |
1,102 |
2,999 |
4,632 |
205 |
|
November 2018 |
1,099 |
3,273 |
4,447 |
203 |
|
December 2018 |
1,094 |
3,263 |
4,398 |
202 |
|
January 2019 |
1,087 |
3,256 |
4,376 |
202 |
|
February 2019 |
1,157 |
3,234 |
4,333 |
133 |