Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 February 2015
320. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence in regard to the Reserve Defence Force and the years 2011 to 2014, the number of members who attended training in each year; the number of recruits in each year; the number paid a gratuity in each year; the cost of the Reserve Defence Force in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5920/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraMembers of the Army Reserve (AR) and Naval Service Reserve (NSR) undertake both paid and unpaid training. The table below sets out the number of persons who attended paid training in each year from 2011 to 2014 in regard to the AR and NSR . The number of recruits and the number of AR and NSR members paid a gratuity in each year from 2011 to 2014 are also set out in the table below.
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
|
Numbers who attended paid training |
2,788 |
2,476 |
1,734 |
1,521 |
|
Number of Recruits |
274 |
344 |
Nil |
152 |
|
Numbers of AR and NSR members paid a Gratuity |
2,011 |
1,938 |
13 |
1 |
Gratuities for members of the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve were abolished at the end of 2012; any reference to numbers received in subsequent years relates to late claims for gratuities.
I am currently awaiting proposals in relation to the future development of the First Line Reserve. In the interim, existing arrangements relating to the First Line Reserve remain in place, including the payment of gratuities. The number of gratuities paid to members of the First Line Reserve in the years 2011 to 2014 is set out in the table below:
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
|
Number of gratuities paid to members of the First Line Reserve |
155 |
108 |
83 |
76 |
I have requested information from the military authorities on the cost of the Reserve Defence Force from 2011 to 2014. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.
