Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 July 2020
601. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 30 July 2020; if he will provide a breakdown of all ranks across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20607/20]
Amharc ar fhreagra603. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits to the Permanent Defence Forces to date in 2020 with regard to all three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20609/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 601 and 603 together.
The attached document provides the strength of the Permanent Defence Force as at the 30th June 2020 (the latest figures available), broken down by rank, service and gender.
Strength of Permanent Defence Force
The capacity of the Defence Forces to induct and train recruits was severely impacted by the COVID-19 situation but those aspects of the induction process that could be conducted remotely continued throughout the year and inductions/training have been resumed taking public health guidelines into account.
The table below shows the total inductions to the Permanent Defence Force up to 28th July 2020, broken down by branch and gender. This encompasses general service recruits, re-commissioned officers and direct entrant specialists.
|
Rank |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Army |
44 |
39 |
5 |
|
Naval Service |
28 |
25 |
3 |
|
Air Corps |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Total Inductions |
75 |
67 |
8 |
