Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 April 2025
264. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of new recruits admitted to the Defence Forces for each of the past five years, by gender; and the number admitted from each county, for each of the past five years, in tabular form [17024/25]
View answerThe following table shows the number of personnel admitted to the Permanent Defence Force for each of the past five years, by gender:
|
Year |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
2020 |
494 |
44 |
538 |
|
2021 |
532 |
44 |
576 |
|
2022 |
398 |
37 |
435 |
|
2023 |
378 |
37 |
415 |
|
2024 |
668 |
40 |
708 |
The military authorities advise that it is not possible to provide the requested breakdown by county.
