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Naval Service

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 April 2025

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Questions (354)

Paul Donnelly

Question:

354. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of males and females that applied for the most recent Naval Service cadet recruitment campaign. [20903/25]

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The military authorities have provided the requested information. The number of males and females that applied for the most recent Naval Service cadet recruitment campaign are provided in the table below. A further breakdown by gender of the different Cadet competitions within the Naval Service, is also provided. The application process for a cadetship in the Naval Service opened on 14th March 2025 and closed on 14th April 2025.

Table showing the number of applications for the Naval Service Cadetship by competition, gender and total

 

Male

Female

Total

Operations Branch

154

25

179

Electrical Engineer

68

5

73

Marine Engineer

78

7

85

Total

300

37

337

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