asked the Minister for Defence the cost of the present Defence Force recruiting campaign; the strength of the force each month from March to September this year; the number recruited; and if he will give the number who left in that period, in the form of a reply to part (a) of Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 21 October 1980.
Written Answers. - Defence Forces Recruiting Campaign.
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As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle to circulate it with the Official Report.
The information requested is as follows:—
The cost of the recruiting campaign during 1980 was £340,000.
Strengths — Permanent Defence Force
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Army |
Air Corps |
Naval Service |
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|
Officers |
Other Ranks incl. Cadets |
Officers |
Other Ranks incl. Cadets |
Officers |
Other Ranks incl. Cadets |
|
|
31 March 1980 |
1293 |
10,663 |
88 |
562 |
72 |
705 |
|
30 April 1980 |
1289 |
10,658 |
88 |
563 |
73 |
705 |
|
31 May 1980 |
1308 |
10,543 |
95 |
591 |
73 |
706 |
|
30 June 1980 |
1302 |
10,571 |
95 |
580 |
74 |
714 |
|
31 July 1980 |
1298 |
10,605 |
97 |
575 |
78 |
736 |
|
31 August 1980 |
1297 |
10,694 |
96 |
567 |
78 |
753 |
|
30 September 1980 |
1287 |
10,721 |
97 |
616 |
81 |
772 |
Numbers recruited from 1 March 1980 to 30 September 1980. Officers 38; Other Ranks (including cadets) 1,425.
Numbers who left the Permanent Defence Force for various reasons — discharge, died, transferred to the Reserve, and so on from 1 March 1980 to 30 September 1980. Officers 44. Other Ranks (including Cadets) 1,274.