Defence Forces Personnel Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 December 2017

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Ceisteanna (281)

Seán Sherlock

Ceist:

281. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of cadets who graduated in each of the past five years; the initial posting of each; and the number of Defence Forces personnel under their remit. [52253/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Defence

The military authorities have produced the tabular statements set out below which provide the number of cadets that were commissioned in each of the past five years and the initial posting of each. I am advised by the military authorities that the number of Defence Forces personnel under the remit of these newly graduated Officers can vary significantly depending on where the Officer is posted. They further advise that their record management systems are not designed to collate that type of data.

2013 Newly Commissioned Officer Postings

Infantry	Unit	Num
	28 Infantry Battalion	2
	1 Mechanised Infantry Company	1
	6 Infantry Battalion	3
	1 Mechanised Infantry Company	1
	Transport Corps	1
	Cavalry Corps General List	2
	3 Infantry Battalion	1
	12 Infantry Battalion	1
	Artillery Corps General List	1
	1 Brigade Artillery Regiment	1
	Infantry Corps General List	3
	2 Brigade Communication Informations Systems Company	1
	DF Training Centre Transport Group	1
Air Corps		Nil
Naval Service	Officer Under Training	6
	Total	25

2014 Newly Commissioned Officer Postings

Infantry	Unit	Num
	28 Infantry Battalion	1
	1 Mechanised Infantry Company	1
	1 Armoured Cavalry Squadron	1
	3 Infantry Battalion	2
	1 Brigade Artillery Regiment	3
	2 Brigade Communication Informations Systems Company	1
	DF Training Centre Transport Group	1
	2 Brigade Cavalry Squadron	2
	7 Infantry Battalion	1
	2 Brigade Artillery Regiment	2
	27 Infantry Battalion	2
	1 Infantry Battalion	2
	12 Infantry Battalion	1
	6 Infantry Battalion	1
Air Corps	No 1 Ops Wing	1
	No 3 Ops Wing	2
Naval Service	Officer Under Training	10
	Total	34

2015 Newly Commissioned Officer Postings

Infantry	Unit	Num
	DF Training Centre Transport Group	1
	7 Infantry Battalion	1
	1 Brigade Artillery Regiment	1
	1 Infantry Battalion	2
	12 Infantry Battalion	1
	Infantry Corps General List	5
	Military College	1
	1 Brigade Cavalry	1
	2 Brigade Training Centre	1
	DF Training Centre Communication Informations Systems	1
	Artillery Corps General List	2
	Equitation School	1
Air Corps	No 1 Ops Wing	2
	No 3 Ops Wing	3
Naval Service	Officer Under Training	3
	Total	26

2016 Newly Commissioned Officer Postings

Infantry	Unit	Num
	28 Infantry Battalion	1
	1 Mechanised Infantry Company	1
	6 Infantry Battalion	1
	1 Armoured Cavalry Squadron	2
	2 Brigade Cavalry	1
	3 Infantry Battalion	1
	12 Infantry Battalion	1
	1 Brigade Cavalry Squadron	1
	1 Brigade Artillery Regiment	2
	2 Brigade Communication and Informations System	1
	DF Training Centre Transport Group	1
	7 Infantry Battalion	1
	Equitation School	1
	27 Infantry Battalion	1
	2 Brigade Artillery Regiment	2
	1 Infantry Battalion	1
Air Corps	No 1 Ops Wing	5
	No 3 Ops Wing	4
Naval Service	Officer Under Training	7
	Total	35

2017 Newly Commissioned Officer Postings

Infantry	Unit	Num
	28 Infantry Battalion	3
	1 Mechanised Infantry Company	1
	6 Infantry Battalion	2
	1 Armoured Cavalry Squadron	1
	3 Infantry Battalion	3
	12 Infantry Battalion	3
	1 Brigade Artillery Regiment	1
	2 Brigade Transport Group	2
	2 Brigade Cavalry Squadron	2
	7 Infantry Battalion	3
	27 Infantry Battalion	3
	DF Training Centre Transport Group	1
	2 Brigade Artillery Regiment	1
	1 Infantry Battalion	3
Air Corps	No 1 Ops Wing	3
	No 3 Ops Wing	2
Naval Service	Officer Under Training	6
	Total	40