Written answers
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Strength
8:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 427: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Permanent Defence Force by rank who have retired or resigned to date in 2009; and the number of personnel by rank who are currently on predischarge leave or have sought to retire early. [17757/09]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The number of members of the Permanent Defence Force by rank who have retired or resigned to date in 2009 and the number of personnel by rank who are currently on predischarge leave or have sought to retire early are outlined in the following tables: DISCHARGES 2009 TO DATE OFFICERS
| REASON | BRIG GEN | COL | LT COL | COMDT | CAPT | 2/LT | TOTAL |
| VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| RETIREMENT ON AGE GROUNDS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
| DECEASED | 1 | 1 | |||||
| TOTAL | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
ENLISTED PERSONNEL
| REASON | SGT MAJ | BQMS | CS | CQMS | SGT | CPL | PTE 3* | PTE 2* | RECRUIT | TOTAL |
| DISCHARGE BY PURCHASE OF A RECRUIT | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| DISCHARGE BY PURCHASE | 9 | 3 | 12 | |||||||
| AT HIS OWN REQUEST ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| BELOW DEFENCE FORCES MEDICAL STANDARDS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| EXPIRY OF P.D.F SERVICE | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| ON PENSION AFTER 21 YRS SERVICE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 30 | ||
| ON TERMINATION OF ENGAGEMENT | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | |||
| DECEASED | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 84 |
PERSONNEL CURRENTLY ON PRE-DISCHARGE LEAVE
| RANK | COUNT |
| CS | 5 |
| CQMS | 6 |
| SGT | 11 |
| CPL | 12 |
| PTE* | 12 |
| TOTAL | 46 |
OFFICERS WHO HAVE APPLIED TO RETIRE EARLY
| RANK | COUNT |
| COL | 2 |
| COMDT | 1 |
| TOTAL | 3 |
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