Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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464. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of public servants under the aegis of his Department who retired in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21141/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Defence Organisation includes civil servants, military personnel, and civilian employees attached to military installations.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is providing the data on numbers of civil servants who retired in 2014, as sought by the Deputy.  In relation to former civilian employees attached to military installations and former members of the Permanent Defence Force, the data in question is shown in tabular form as follows:

Personnel leave the Defence Forces on a voluntary basis for a variety of reasons including having completed the requisite years service or having reached the maximum age limit. In addition, there are occasions when personnel are compelled to retire due to medical or disciplinary issues.