Defence Forces Personnel Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2019

Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Ceisteanna (96)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Ceist:

96. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number in each branch of the Defence Forces by rank. [45172/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Defence

The following table shows the number in each branch of the Defence Forces, by rank, as at 30th September 2019, the latest date for which such data is available.

Substantive Strength of the Defence Forces - 30 September 1919

	LT	MAJ	BRIG	COL	LT	COMDT	CAPT	LT	TOTAL	SM	BQMS	CS	CQMS	SGTS	CPLS	TOTAL	PTES	CADETS	TOTAL
	GEN	GEN	GEN		COL				OFFRS							NCOS
ARMY	1	2	5	35	104	250	276	209	882	28	29	111	158	832	1278	2436	3676	78	7,072
CAREER BREAK ARMY						5	10		15						13	13	59		87
SECONDED						1	1		2							0			2
WTE ARMY	1	2	5	35	104	244	265	209	865	28	29	111	158	832	1265	2423	3617	78	6983
AIR CORPS			1	2	11	37	45	28	124	7	3	49	12	90	142	303	267	28	722
CAREER BREAK AC						1			1							0	1		2
SECONDED
WTE AIR CORPS			1	2	11	36	45	28	123	7	3	49	12	90	142	303	266	28	720
NAVAL SERVICE			1	2	14	50	35	61	163	6	6	69	13	158	144	396	381	14	954
CAREER BREAK NS							1		1						2	2			3
SECONDED
WTE NS	0	0	1	2	14	50	34	61	162	6	6	69	13	158	142	394	381	14	951
TOTAL SUBSTANTIATIVE	1	2	7	39	129	337	356	298	1169	41	38	229	183	1080	1564	3135	4324	120	8,748
TOTAL CAREER BREAKS	0	0	0	0	0	6	11	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	15	15	60	0	92
TOTAL SECONDED	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2