Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 July 2021
183. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the Reserve Defence Forces annual recruitment since 2000 to present; and the breakdown per service, corps, enlisted personnel and officers in tabular form. [38707/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra185. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the Reserve Defence Forces figures for those leaving the organisation since 2000; and the breakdown per service, corps, enlisted personnel and officers in tabular form. [38709/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 185 together.
The table below details the number of Reserve Defence Force (RDF) members inducted and discharged on an annual basis from 2012 to 31 May, 2021, broken down by Army Reserve (AR) and Naval Service Reserve (NSR).
While it is not possible to provide a further breakdown of this data within the timeframe for this response, I will revert to the Deputy with the additional information requested, when available.
Please note the following:
*2021 data is as at 31st May 2021
The data provided for 2012 to 2019 inclusive is as at 31 Dec of each year
Data includes all ranks in each service within the RDF
|
Discharged |
Inducted |
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|
Year |
AR |
NSR |
Total |
AR |
NSR |
Total |
|
*2021 |
41 |
3 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2020 |
113 |
26 |
139 |
53 |
13 |
69 |
|
2019 |
139 |
13 |
152 |
127 |
17 |
144 |
|
2018 |
291 |
11 |
302 |
129 |
13 |
142 |
|
2017 |
323 |
24 |
347 |
132 |
22 |
154 |
|
2016 |
332 |
6 |
338 |
85 |
1 |
86 |
|
2015 |
421 |
28 |
449 |
319 |
22 |
341 |
|
2014 |
867 |
36 |
903 |
142 |
15 |
157 |
|
2013 |
1013 |
34 |
1047 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
2012 |
831 |
30 |
861 |
324 |
20 |
344 |
Unfortunately the information requested by the Deputy for the years 2000 to 2011 inclusive is not available in the format sought. The work involved in investigating and extracting records would require significant human resources.
