Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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427. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel due for retirement in 2020, by the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36206/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The table below shows the number of Permanent Defence Force personnel, by branch, discharged in 2020 as at 30th September 2020.

Discharges include personnel who left for a variety of reasons including on age grounds, at end of contract and voluntary discharges. Included in this number is the number of trainees who exited prior to completion of their initial training. 

Additionally, the military authorities have advised that a total of 15 discharges, on age grounds, are pending before the end of the year (Army:-11, Air Corps: -2, Naval Service: -2). There are also likely to be additional departures on other grounds which cannot be quantified at this point.