Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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220. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of marine engineer vacancies that were actually filled in the Naval Service in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38438/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The military authorities have advised that there were no Marine Engineer Officers inducted in 2022.

The establishment for Marine Engineer Officers is 30 and the strength in 2022 and 2023 is as follows.

There is a strong training pipeline for Marine Engineers. The figures above include 8 personnel in training in 2022 and, following 2 individuals qualifying earlier in the year, 6 personnel continue to be in training in 2023.