Air Corps Strength

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 June 2019

Tuesday, 25 June 2019

Questions (104)

Clare Daly

Question:

104. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of aircraft technicians in the helicopter wing of the Air Corps in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and the number that left during same period. [26706/19]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Defence

The following table, provided by the military authorities, sets out the number of aircraft technicians in No 3 Operations Wing:

Year	Date	Strength
2017	31/12/2017	47
2018	31/12/2018	43
2019	20/06/2019	45

The military authorities have also confirmed that a total of 13 Aircraft Technicians discharged from No 3 Operations Wing between 1st January 2017 and 20th June 2019.