Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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413. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the percentage breakdown between male and female by rank in the Defence Forces. [18689/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The attached table shows the strength of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) as at 30th June 2020, the latest date for which such data is available, along with the percentage breakdown of male and female personnel by rank.

">Male Female percentage breakdown

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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414. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel that are due to retire in each of the years 2020 to 2022. [18691/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The military authorities have advised that the expected retirements by virtue of age in each of the years 2020 to 2022 are as follows: