Naval Service Strength

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 May 2019

Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Ceisteanna (72)

Michael McGrath

Ceist:

72. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Naval Service by number of personnel and rank in each year since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20071/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Defence

The attached table shows the strength of Naval Service Personnel (Whole Time Equivalent), by rank, for each year from 2010 to 2018.

The Government remains committed to maximising recruitment to increase the strength of the Naval Service and the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) overall and to retaining the capacity of the PDF to operate effectively across all roles.

The Public Service Pay Commission are currently examining recruitment and retention issues in the Defence Forces and I look forward to reviewing their findings and recommendations in due course.

Naval Service Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) Strengths 2010 to 2018
	LT Gen	MAJ Gen	BRIG Gen	COL	LT COL	COMDT	CAPT	LT
2010	-	-	1	2	10	36	51	59
2011	-	-	1	2	12	30	63	47
2012	-	-	1	2	11	39	57	49
2013	-	-	1	1	13	45	52	47
2014	-	-	1	2	13	43	61	34
2015	-	-	1	2	13	51	51	32
2016	-	-	1	2	13	51	49	34
2017	-	-	1	1	13	50	55	45
2018	-	-	1	2	14	51	44	51

Naval Service Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) Strengths 2010 to 2018	SM	BQMS	CS	CQMS	SGTS	CPLS	PTES	CADETS	TOTAL
2010	4	5	66	15	206	156	403	18	1,032
2011	4	4	53	11	183	180	389	15	994
2012	5	7	71	15	179	149	453	17	1,055
2013	6	7	69	15	170	174	408	15	1,023
2014	6	7	68	15	170	171	454	12	1,057
2015	6	7	76	15	187	139	488	15	1,083
2016	6	7	68	13	173	129	517	27	1,090
2017	6	7	74	15	170	148	444	24	1,053
2018	6	7	72	14	177	151	380	19	989