Written answers
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Defence Forces Strength
9:00 pm
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 453: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 12 October 2011, the established strength in each rank as provided in Defence Force regulations and the strength by rank which he now approved in tabular form. [30836/11]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The attached tables outline the established and actual strength in each rank of the Reserve Defence Force, Army, Naval Service and Reserve Defence Force Training Authority as at 30 September 2011, the latest date for which figures are available. I understand a detailed response to Question No. 150 of 12 October 2011 will be issued to you later this week.
Army Reserve
| Lt Col | Comdt | Capt | Lt | TotalOfficers | SM | BQMS | CS | CQMS | SGT | CPL | TotalNCOs | PTES | CADETS | Total | |
| Army ResEstablished Strength | 3 | 130 | 274 | 277 | 684 | 18 | 18 | 106 | 133 | 838 | 1723 | 2836 | 5772 | 0 | 9292 |
| Army ResActualStrength asat 30September2011 | 3 | 82 | 170 | 280 | 535 | 12 | 14 | 81 | 79 | 582 | 888 | 1656 | 2916 | 0 | 5107 |
Naval Reserve
| Lt Col | Comdt | Capt | Lt | TotalOfficers | SM | BQMS | CS | CQMS | SGT | CPL | TotalNCOs | PTES | CADETS | Total | |
| Naval ResEstablished Strength | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 88 | 280 | 0 | 400 |
| Naval ResActualStrength asat 30September2011 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 53 | 151 | 0 | 224 |
Non-Integrated RDF Training Authority (RDFTA):
| Lt Col | Comdt | Capt | Lt | TotalOfficers | SM | BQMS | CS | CQMS | SGT | CPL | TotalNCOs | PTES | CADETS | Total | |
| RDFTANon IntEstablishedStrength | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| RDFTAActualStrength asat 30September2011 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Question No. 454 answered with Question No. 452.
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