Written answers
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Defence Forces Personnel
4:00 pm
Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 219: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of persons currently in the Air Corps and Naval Service by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25367/11]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The following table shows the number of persons in the Air Corps and Naval Service by rank, as at 31 August 2011, the latest date for which figures are available. Overall numbers in the Permanent Defence Force, including numbers serving in the air corps and naval service, are subject to ongoing control and monitoring on a monthly basis to ensure compliance within the overall parameters and controls set by Government for the sector. Number of persons in the Air Corps and Naval Service by rank at 31 August 2011.
Rank | Air Corps | Naval Service |
Major General | 1 | 0 |
Brigadier General | 1 | 1 |
Colonel | 2 | 2 |
Lieutenant Colonel | 13 | 11 |
Commandant | 29 | 38 |
Captain | 66 | 64 |
Lieutenant | 35 | 39 |
Sergeant Major | 5 | 5 |
Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant | 4 | 5 |
Company Sergeant | 39 | 58 |
Company Quartermaster Sergeant | 11 | 14 |
Sergeant | 124 | 193 |
Corporal | 177 | 177 |
Privates | 276 | 382 |
Cadets | 3 | 16 |
Total | 786 | 1,005 |
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