Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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523. To ask the Minister for Defence the up-to-date figures for the strength of the Permanent Defence Force with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32382/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The strength of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) at 30 June 2014, the latest date for which figures are available, was 9,058, broken down into 7,300 Army, 759 Air Corps and 999 Naval Service. 556 (or 6.14%) are women. The attached tables contain the above mentioned strength, broken down into Army, Naval Service and Air Corps by gender and rank groupings. It is the intention to recruit up to 400 personnel in the latter half of 2014.

Army (PDF)

Air Corps (PDF)

Naval Service (PDF)