Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Ms Maureen O'Brien:

As I remember, 10,500 troops is the establishment figure that we are allowed to have but the number is more like 7,500 troops at the moment.