Written answers
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Data
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies in the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service in tabular form. [6246/20]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The following table details the establishment, strength and vacancies of the Permanent Defence Force, as of the 30th April 2020:
Branch | Establishment | Strength (WTE) | Vacancies |
---|---|---|---|
Army | 7,520 | 6,867 | 653 |
Air Corps | 886 | 726 | 160 |
Naval Service | 1,094 | 892 | 202 |
Total | 9,500 | 8,485 | 1,015 |
The Government remains committed to returning to, and maintaining the agreed strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel as set out in the White Paper on Defence (2015) and, in that context, recruitment is ongoing.
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the vacancies among instructors in the Defence Forces across each branch. [6377/20]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the timeframe available. I shall provide the figures to the Deputy when they have been collated.
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