Written answers
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Personnel Data
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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132. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of officers, NCOs and privates serving on a monthly basis for the past 12 months. [13578/19]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The strength of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) is calculated in terms of whole-time equivalents. This data is collated on a monthly basis and strengths are expressed in end of month figures.
Defence Force Regulation CS4 provides for an establishment of 1,233 Officers, 3,661 Non-Commissioned Officers and 4,606 Privates. The table below shows the strengths (Whole Time Equivalent) breakdown for officers, NCOs and privates serving on a monthly basis for the past 12 months : -
Month/Year | Officers | NCOs | Privates | Cadets |
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March 2018 | 1,113 | 3,107 | 4,636 | 137 |
April 2018 | 1,109 | 3,101 | 4,721 | 137 |
May 2018 | 1,106 | 3,087 | 4,681 | 136 |
June 2018 | 1,106 | 3,064 | 4,676 | 134 |
July 2018 | 1,117 | 3,048 | 4,610 | 123 |
August 2018 | 1,115 | 3,028 | 4,591 | 121 |
September 2018 | 1,105 | 3,000 | 4,677 | 207 |
October 2018 | 1,102 | 2,999 | 4,632 | 205 |
November 2018 | 1,099 | 3,273 | 4,447 | 203 |
December 2018 | 1,094 | 3,263 | 4,398 | 202 |
January 2019 | 1,087 | 3,256 | 4,376 | 202 |
February 2019 | 1,157 | 3,234 | 4,333 | 133 |
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