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Defence Forces

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2024

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Questions (174)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

174. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the breakdown of personnel, by rank, for the Naval Service and Air Corps in the years 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22895/24]

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The table below contains the requested breakdown of personnel by rank for the Naval Service and Air Corps, as of the 31 December 2023 and the 30 April 2024 (the latest date for which such figures are available).

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Strength as at 31 December 2023

Strength as at 31 December 2023

Strength as at 30 April 2024

Strength as at 30 April 2024

Naval Service

Air Corp

Naval Service

Air Corp

Officers

Lieutenant General

0

0

0

0

Major General

0

0

0

0

Brigadier General (Commodore NS)

1

1

1

1

Colonel (Captain NS)

3

2

3

4

Lieutenant Colonel (Commander NS)

12

13

15

14

Commandant (Lt Commander NS)

53

39

54

38

Captain (Lieutenant NS)

54

43

50

47

Lieutenant (Ensign NS)

29

52

28

54

Total Officers

152

150

151

158

Enlisted Personnel

Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer NS)

6

5

6

5

Brigade Quartermaster (Senior Chief Petty Officer NS)

7

4

7

4

Company Sergeant (Chief Petty Officer NS)

72

46

76

47

Company Quartermaster (Senior Petty Officer NS)

12

14

11

12

Sergeant (Petty Officer NS)

118

84

114

84

Corporal (leading Seaman NS)

81

121

80

124

Private (Seamen NS)

269

248

265

251

Cadet (Classified as enlisted personnel in training)

8

17

8

10

Total Enlisted Personnel

573

539

567

537

Total

725

689

718

695

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