Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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354. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of males and females that applied for the most recent Naval Service cadet recruitment campaign. [20903/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The military authorities have provided the requested information. The number of males and females that applied for the most recent Naval Service cadet recruitment campaign are provided in the table below. A further breakdown by gender of the different Cadet competitions within the Naval Service, is also provided. The application process for a cadetship in the Naval Service opened on 14th March 2025 and closed on 14th April 2025.

Table showing the number of applications for the Naval Service Cadetship by competition, gender and total