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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (8 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 473. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address the high rate of turnover in the Defence Forces; his further plans to return the Defence Forces to full operational strength; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22408/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (14 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 485. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which he plans to increase and stabilise the strength of the Defence Forces at all levels across the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15003/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (16 Jun 2020)

James Browne: 8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 31 May 2020; the breakdown of each rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10858/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (9 Jun 2020)

Brendan Smith: 12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel serving in the Permanent Defence Force; his plans to bring personnel numbers to the approved establishment strength of 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10241/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (3 Jun 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; the strength each branch should be at; the recruitment planned in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8741/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (13 May 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of increasing the Defence Forces strength to 9,500 in line with existing commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4942/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (13 May 2020)

Jack Chambers: 19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 31 March 2020, by gender across all ranks of the three services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5426/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (5 Mar 2020)

Jack Chambers: 16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 29 February 2020; the breakdown by rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3564/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (18 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 72. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Defence Forces have been replenished in terms of numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53438/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (17 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 79. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the strength of the Defence Forces has stabilised to the extent necessary to achieve recommended strength in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52961/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (5 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 30 November 2019; the breakdown of each rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50850/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (7 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: 14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the staffing levels of the Defence Forces; the recommended levels that should be operational; his plans to retain and recruit sufficient staff numbers in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45763/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (7 Nov 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the shortfall in the various branches of the Defence Forces, in particular in specific ranks and specialist fields, and the additional workload it is placing on the remaining members; and the steps he has taken to address the problem since he was assigned responsibility for defence in March 2011. [45674/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (7 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 36. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the numbers in the Defence Forces have fluctuated in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45991/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (6 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the most up-to-date figures for the strength of the Defence Forces; the ranks across the three services and gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45656/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (5 Nov 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 93. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of each branch of the Defence Forces, including the Naval Service Reserve; and the strength of same in each of the years since 9 March 2011 to date. [45169/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces; the breakdown by rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40474/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (24 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the current strength of the Defences Forces is 8,724; his views on the fact that this is below the minimum strength of 9,500 that it is supposed to have (details supplied); his further views on the contention that this is a retention and recruitment crisis that is undermining the very viability of the Defence Forces; and the measures he is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (24 Sep 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he has prioritised retention of suitable personnel as an essential factor in developing military capabilities in line with section 7.3 of the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38421/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps remains sufficient to meet a situation emerging such as a natural disaster or international responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38456/19]