John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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408. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the optimum strength level of the Permanent Defence Forces; and the current strength of same broken down by Army, Naval Service and Air Corps personnel. [34659/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The following table details the current strength (Whole Time Equivalent) figures of the Permanent Defence Force, as of the 30th September 2020, and those of the agreed establishment.

The Government remains committed to returning to, and maintaining the agreed strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel as set out in the White Paper on Defence (2015).