Written answers
Thursday, 8 November 2018
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Data
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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30. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number serving in each rank in the Army in tabular form. [46235/18]
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number serving in each rank in the Air Corps in tabular form. [46236/18]
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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32. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number serving in each rank in the Naval Service in tabular form. [46237/18]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 30, 31 and 32 together.
The whole time equivalent strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps (as of 30 September 2018, the latest date for which figures are available) across each rank is set out in the following table:
| Rank | Army | Naval Service | Air Corps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant General | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Major General | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brigadier General | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Colonel | 34 | 2 | 2 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | 104 | 14 | 12 |
| Commandant | 252 | 51 | 38 |
| Captain | 268 | 47 | 42 |
| Lieutenant | 150 | 51 | 27 |
| Sergeant Major | 27 | 6 | 6 |
| Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant | 31 | 7 | 4 |
| Company Sergeant | 106 | 70 | 51 |
| Company Quartermaster Sergeant | 152 | 11 | 14 |
| Sergeant | 824 | 161 | 99 |
| Corporal | 1,169 | 140 | 122 |
| Private | 3,972 | 439 | 266 |
| Cadet | 149 | 22 | 36 |
| Total | 7,247 | 1,022 | 720 |
There is ongoing recruitment to the Defence Forces.
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