James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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340. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Force as of 31 December 2020; if he will provide a breakdown of all ranks across the three services and the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5522/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Reserve Defence Force (RDF) is comprised of the First Line Reserve (FLR), the Army Reserve (AR) and the Naval Service Reserve (NSR). 

As of 31 December 2020, the effective strength of the Army Reserve (AR) and Naval Service Reserve (NSR) combined, is 1,588, and is set out in the table below:

The breakdown of female Officers, NCOs and Privates in the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve,  213 in total as of 31 December 2020, is as follows:

The substantive strength of the First Line Reserve (FLR) as of 31 December 2020 is as follows:

*The gender breakdown of the FLR is not available

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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342. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits to the Reserve Defence Force in 2020 with regard to all three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5524/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The ability to conduct inductions into the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve during 2020 was severely impacted by the Covid 19 public health pandemic. Notwithstanding the difficulties associated with Covid 19 restrictions, 69 additional new members were inducted during the year, as set out in the table below: