Dáil debates
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Defence Forces Personnel
3:00 pm
Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
I propose to take Questions Nos. 23, 43 and 156 together.
The number of persons who have left the Permanent Defence Force and associated details since May 2009 are presented in the following tabular statements. The corresponding information for the Reserve Defence Force is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.
Within the available resources, the Government is committed to maintaining the strength of the Permanent Defence Force at a level of 10,000 all ranks, for which Government approval has been secured in the context of budget 2010. This reflects the reductions in personnel recommended in the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes.
I am advised by the military authorities that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force as at 30 April 2010, the latest date for which figures are currently available, was 9,856 comprising 8,036 Army, 797 Air Corps and 1,023 Naval Service personnel. I am further advised that the strength of the Reserve Defence Force as at 30 April 2010, the latest date for which figures are currently available, was 6,304, comprising 6,035 Army Reserve and 269 Naval Service Reserve personnel.
Targeted recruitment will be carried out in 2010 to maintain the operational capability of the Defence Forces. In this regard, I have recently approved the recruitment of 40 recruits to the Naval Service. In addition, as I have already stated, the military authorities will shortly advertise for some limited recruitment to the Army.
I intend, with the support of the Chief of Staff and within the resources available, to retain the capacity of the organisation to operate effectively across all roles while contributing to the necessary public service economies.
I am advised that, at this time, the Defence Forces retain the capacity to undertake the tasks laid down by Government at home and overseas.
BREAKDOWN BY BRIGADE, UNIT AND RANK OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL DISCHARGED BETWEEN 01 MAY 2009 AND 30 APRIL 2010
| BDE | UNIT | SGT MAJ | BQMS | CS | CQMS | SGT | CPL | PTE 3 * | PTE 2 * | APPTCE | REC | CADET | TOTAL |
| 1 SOUTHERN BDE | 1 BDE MP COY | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 CAV SQN | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 FD ARTY REGT | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 FD ENG COY | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 LOGS SP BN | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1 S BDE HQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1 S BDE RDF HQ | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 12 INF BN | 2 | 16 | 1 | 19 | |||||||||
| 3 INF BN | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| 31 RES CAV SQN | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 31 RES FAR | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 31 RES FD ENGR COY | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 31 RES FD MP COY | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 32 RES INF BN | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 33 RES INF BN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 INF BN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| KILWORTH CAMP | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 SOUTHERN BDE TOTAL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
BREAKDOWN BY BRIGADE, UNIT AND RANK OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL DISCHARGED BETWEEN 01 MAY 2009 AND 30 APRIL 2010
| BDE | UNIT | SGT MAJ | BQMS | CS | CQMS | SGT | CPL | PTE 3 * | PTE 2 * | APPTCE | REC | CADET | TOTAL |
| 2 EASTERN BDE | 2 BDE MP COY | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 CAV SQN | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 E BDE HQ | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 FD ARTY REGT | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 FD CIS COY | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 INF BN | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2 LOGS SP BN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||
| 27 INF BN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | ||||||
| 5 INF BN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| 62 RES FD ENGR COY | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 62 RES INF BN | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 65 RES INF BN | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 67 RES INF BN | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| DFHQ CIS COY | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| DFSM | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| GORMANSTON CAMP COY | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| LOGS BASE HOSPITAL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| MC KEE BKS COY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2 EASTERN BDE TOTAL | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
BREAKDOWN BY BRIGADE, UNIT AND RANK OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL DISCHARGED BETWEEN 01 MAY 2009 AND 30 APRIL 2010
| BDE | UNIT | SGT MAJ | BQMS | CS | CQMS | SGT | CPL | PTE 3 * | PTE 2 * | APPTCE | REC | CADET | TOTAL |
| 4 WESTERN BDE | 1 INF BN | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||
| 28 INF BN | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | ||||||||
| 4 BDE MP COY | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 BDE TRG CENTRE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 CAV SQN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
| 4 FD ARTY REGT | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||
| 4 FD CIS COY | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 FD ENGR COY | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 LOGS SP BN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | ||||||
| 4 W BDE HQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 51 RES INF BN | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 54 RES FAR | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 54 RES FD MP COY | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 54 RES LSB | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 56 RES INF BN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 58 RES INF BN | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 6 INF BN | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |||||||
| USAC | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 WESTERN BDE TOTAL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
| DFTC | 1 AMD CAV SQN | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 INF BN B COY | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| AD REGT | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| COOLMONEY CAMP | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| CSC | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| CSSC | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| DFTA | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| DFTC MP COY | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| LBC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||
| MIL COL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| SSU | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||
| DFTC TOTAL | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
BREAKDOWN BY BRIGADE, UNIT AND RANK OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL DISCHARGED BETWEEN 01 MAY 2009 AND 30 APRIL 2010
| BDE | UNIT | SGT MAJ | BQMS | CS | CQMS | SGT | CPL | PTE 3 * | PTE 2 * | APPTCE | REC | CADET | TOTAL |
| AIR CORPS | AC CIS SQN | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| AC COLLEGE | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| AC HQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| NO 1 OPS WING | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| NO 3 OPS WING | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| NO 4 SP WING | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| NO 5 SP WING | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | |||||||||
| AIR CORPS TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | |
| NAVAL SERVICE | FLOTILLA RELIEF POOL | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| NS RES - CORK UNIT | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| NS COL | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| NS HQ | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| NS OPS COMD | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | ||||||
| NS SP COMD | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| NAVAL SERVICE TOTAL | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
AVERAGE AGE BY BRIGADE AND RANK OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL DISCHARGED BETWEEN 01 MAY 2009 AND 30 APRIL 2010
| BDE | SGT MAJ | BQMS | CS | CQMS | SGT | CPL | PTE 3 * | PTE 2 * | APPTCE | REC | CADET |
| 1 SOUTHERN BDE | 58.98 | 59.52 | 51.99 | 57.86 | 58.35 | 50.91 | 45.75 | 21.60 | |||
| 2 EASTERN BDE | 59.17 | 58.14 | 51.47 | 52.92 | 49.99 | 48.35 | 38.11 | 28.26 | 19.57 | ||
| 4 WESTERN BDE | 58.61 | 58.39 | 55.36 | 56.59 | 52.99 | 50.38 | 47.67 | 20.23 | |||
| DFTC | 54.51 | 56.58 | 57.03 | 54.32 | 53.39 | 48.47 | 38.26 | 23.05 | 20.72 | 28.61 | |
| AIR CORPS | 58.23 | 52.93 | 42.24 | 39.90 | 19.28 | 21.99 | |||||
| NAVAL SERVICE | 59.96 | 53.61 | 49.25 | 46.90 | 28.88 | 20.74 | |||||
BREAKDOWN BY GENDER, BRIGADE AND RANKOF ENLISTED PERSONNEL DISCHARGED BETWEEN 01 MAY 2009 AND 30 APRIL 2010
| GENDER | BDE | SGT MAJ | BQMS | CS | CQMS | SGT | CPL | PTE 3 * | PTE 2 * | APPTCE | REC | CADET | TOTAL | |
| FEMALE | 2 EASTERN BDE | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 WESTERN BDE | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| DFTC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| NAVAL SERVICE | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| FEMALE TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| MALE | 1 SOUTHERN BDE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 79 | ||||
| 2 EASTERN BDE | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 84 | ||||
| 4 WESTERN BDE | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 60 | 2 | 119 | |||||
| DFTC | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | |||
| AIR CORPS | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 41 | |||||||
| NAVAL SERVICE | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 35 | |||||||
| MALE TOTAL | 9 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 81 | 73 | 181 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 415 |
BREAKDOWN BY GENDER, BRIGADE AND RANK OF OFFICERS WHO RETIRED BETWEEN 01 MAY 2009 AND 30 APR 2010
| GENDER | BDE | LT GEN | MAJ GEN | BRIG GEN | COL | LT COL | COMDT | CAPT | 2/LT | TOTAL |
| FEMALE | 2 E. BDE | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| DFTC | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| FEMALE TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| MALE | 1 S. BDE | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 2 E. BDE | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 30 | |||
| 4 W. BDE | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| DFTC | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| AC | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| NS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| OTHERS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| MALE TOTAL | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 61 |
AVERAGE AGE BY BRIGADE AND RANK OF OFFICERS RETIRED BETWEEN 01 MAY 2009 AND 30 APRIL 2010
| BDE | LT GEN | MAJ GEN | BRIG GEN | COL | LT COL | COMDT | CAPT | 2/LT |
| 1 SOUTHERN BDE | 61.00 | 53.00 | 57.00 | |||||
| 2 EASTERN BDE | 61.00 | 60.00 | 61.33 | 56.88 | 53.23 | 31.00 | ||
| 4 WESTERN BDE | 54.33 | |||||||
| DFTC | 59.75 | 57.00 | 55.00 | 36.50 | ||||
| AC | 35.00 | |||||||
| NS | 22.00 | |||||||
| OTHERS | 62.00 | 60.00 | 55.00 |
BREAKDOWN BY BRIGADE, UNIT AND RANK OF OFFICERS RETIRED BETWEEN 01 MAY2009 AND 30 APRIL 2010
| BDE | UNIT | LT GEN | MAJ GEN | BRIG GEN | COL | LT COL | COMDT | CAPT | 2/LT | TOTAL |
| 1 SOUTHERN BDE | 1 S BDE 1 FAR | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 S BDE 12 INF BN | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 S BDE GOC | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 S BDE HQ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 S BDE LSB | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 SOUTHERN BDE TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 EASTERN BDE | 2 E BDE 2 FAR | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 E BDE 2 INF BN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2 E BDE 2 LSB | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 E BDE 27 INF BN | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 E BDE DFSM | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 E BDE HQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 2 E BDE LBH | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 E BDE LSB | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 E BDE RES FCES HQ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFHQ D COS (OPS) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFHQ D ENGRS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFHQ D HRMS | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| DFHQ D MED | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFHQ D MED SEC | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| DFHQ D OPS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFHQ D ORD | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFHQ D RES FCES | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| DFHQ LS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DHFQ A COS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 EASTERN BDE TOTAL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 31 | |
| 4 WESTERN BDE | 4 W BDE 54 RES FAR | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 4 W BDE 54 RES MP COY | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 WESTERN BDE TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BREAKDOWN BY BRIGADE, UNIT AND RANK OF OFFICERS RETIRED BETWEEN 01 MAY2009 AND 30 APRIL 2010
| BDE | UNIT | LT GEN | MAJ GEN | BRIG GEN | COL | LT COL | COMDT | CAPT | 2/LT | TOTAL |
| DFTC | DFTC CCSC | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| DFTC CCSSC | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| DFTC CMC | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFTC DFTA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFTC HQ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| DFTC HQ SSU | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFTC MED DET | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFTC MIL ADMIN SCH | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFTC MIL COL | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFTC MIL COL C&S SCH | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFTC OC ADR | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DTFC UNTSI | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DFTC TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | |
| NS | NS COLLEGE OFFR TRG | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| NS OC LOGS NAV SP COMD | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| NS OC NAV OPS COMD | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| NS OC NAV SP COMD | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| NS OPS COMD SHORE OPS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| NS TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| AC | AC NO 3 OPS WING | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| AC TRG COLLEGE | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| AC TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| OTHERS | LOA | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| OVERSEAS EUBRUSSELS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| OVERSEAS OHQ EUFOR CHAD | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| OVERSEAS OSCE | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| OTHERS TOTAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| TOTAL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 65 |
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