Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 February 2025
124. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Army in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3426/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra126. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Naval Service in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3428/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra131. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Air Corps in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3433/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 124, 126 and 131 together.
The military authorities have advised that the numbers of personnel leaving the Permanent Defence Force in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, is as outlined in the table below. The data encompass those who discharged at their own request, discharged at their own request on compassionate grounds and discharged by purchase in each year. The military authorities have further advised that data on the requested breakdown by Army Air Corps and Naval Service is currently not collected as part of their reporting procedures.
2024 saw a continuation of the downward trend in the total number of discharges advised by the military authorities. There were 674 discharges in total in 2024, compared to 755 in 2023, and 891 in 2022. The military authorities also advise that overall strength stabilised in 2024 at 7,557 compared to 7,550 in 2023.
Numbers of PDF personnel leaving in advance of their contract ending from 2014 to 2024
|
Year |
Total |
|
2014 |
151 |
|
2015 |
171 |
|
2016 |
264 |
|
2017 |
328 |
|
2018 |
302 |
|
2019 |
383 |
|
2020 |
285 |
|
2021 |
301 |
|
2022 |
352 |
|
2023 |
276 |
|
2024 |
288 |
