Written answers
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Department of Defence
Defence Forces
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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174. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of personnel, by rank, for the Naval Service and Air Corps in the years 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22895/24]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The table below contains the requested breakdown of personnel by rank for the Naval Service and Air Corps, as of the 31 December 2023 and the 30 April 2024 (the latest date for which such figures are available).
| - | Strength as at 31 December 2023 | Strength as at 31 December 2023 | Strength as at 30 April 2024 | Strength as at 30 April 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Service | Air Corp | Naval Service | Air Corp | |
| Officers | ||||
| Lieutenant General | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Major General | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brigadier General (Commodore NS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Colonel (Captain NS) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Lieutenant Colonel (Commander NS) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
| Commandant (Lt Commander NS) | 53 | 39 | 54 | 38 |
| Captain (Lieutenant NS) | 54 | 43 | 50 | 47 |
| Lieutenant (Ensign NS) | 29 | 52 | 28 | 54 |
| Total Officers | 152 | 150 | 151 | 158 |
| Enlisted Personnel | ||||
| Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer NS) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Brigade Quartermaster (Senior Chief Petty Officer NS) | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Company Sergeant (Chief Petty Officer NS) | 72 | 46 | 76 | 47 |
| Company Quartermaster (Senior Petty Officer NS) | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| Sergeant (Petty Officer NS) | 118 | 84 | 114 | 84 |
| Corporal (leading Seaman NS) | 81 | 121 | 80 | 124 |
| Private (Seamen NS) | 269 | 248 | 265 | 251 |
| Cadet (Classified as enlisted personnel in training) | 8 | 17 | 8 | 10 |
| Total Enlisted Personnel | 573 | 539 | 567 | 537 |
| Total | 725 | 689 | 718 | 695 |
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