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Defence Forces

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Questions (425)

Jim O'Callaghan

Question:

425. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces as of 1 May 2021 with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24686/21]

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The Reserve Defence Force (RDF) is comprised of the First Line Reserve (FLR), the Army Reserve (AR) and the Naval Service Reserve (NSR).

End of month strength returns are collated at the mid-month point of the following month. The most up to date figures available therefore for the effective strength of the Army Reserve (AR) and Naval Service Reserve (NSR) are, as of 31 March 2021, and the effective strength at that point is 1,569 which is broken down as follows:

LT COL

COMDT

CAPT

LT

TOTAL OFFR

SM

BQMS

AR

5

46

75

96

222

1

4

NR

0

4

8

11

23

0

3

table cont.

CS

CQMS

SGT

CPL

TOTAL NCO

PTE

TOTAL

30

40

256

225

556

668

1446

5

0

13

13

34

66

123

The breakdown of female Officers, NCOs and Privates in the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve, is 212 in total as of 31 March 2021, and is as follows:

LT COL

COMDT

CAPT

LT

TOTAL OFFR

SM

BQMS

AR

0

3

9

18

30

0

0

NSR

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

table cont.

CS

CQMS

SGT

CPL

TOTAL NCO

PTE

TOTAL

0

2

23

41

66

95

191

0

0

1

3

4

15

21

The substantive strength of the First Line Reserve (FLR) as of 31 March 2021 is as follows:

OFFR

NCO

PTE

TOTAL

Army

-

14

118

132

Air Corps

-

4

19

23

Naval Service

3

16

87

106

TOTAL

3

34

224

261

*The gender breakdown of the FLR is not available

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