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Dáil Éireann - Volume 412 - 05 November, 1991

Written Answers. - Defence Forces Statistics.

171. Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Defence the average strength of the various elements of the Permanent Defence Force in the period 1986 to 1991; the annual expenditure as between pay, allowances, and other significant headings in the same period; and the expenditure on the Defence Forces in the same period as a percentage of Gross National Product and its relationship to the EC and UN averages.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Daly): The details requested are as follows:

1. Average Strength of the Permanent Defence Force 1986 to 1991

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991 to 30/9/91

Army

12,200

11,574

11,620

11,286

11,428

11,274

Air Corps

864

815

808

820

838

867

Naval Service

924

873

854

931

962

999

Totals

13,988

13,262

13,282

13,037

13,228

13,140

2. Vote For Defence — Expenditure 1986 to 1991 (£ millions)

(Excluding Vote for Army Pensions)

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991 (Allocation)

Pay and Allowances

195.5

196.4

200.0

215.7

249.4

270.0

Other

76.8

64.7

72.9

57.6

69.0

63.5

Gross Total

272.3

261.1

272.9

273.3

318.4

333.5

Expenditure as % of GNP

1.62

1.44

1.44

1.31

1.41

1.40

(Projected)

[185] 3. Defence Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP

1989

1990

%

%

Ireland

1.28

1.28

EC Average

2.67

2.66

UN Average

Not available

Comparable figures for Gross National Product are not readily available.

172. Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline, in respect of the Permanent Defence Force, the number of personnel, by officers, NCOs and men, assigned to the FCA and Slua [186] Muirí as at 30 November 1990, by general staff, command and corps; the current position regarding same; the number of attached permanent defence officers who were returned to their units; and if he will make a statement on the 25 per cent Permanent Defence Force cutback.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Daly): As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose to circulate it in the Official Report. Forty officers of the Permanent Defence Force who had been employed with the FCA on a part-time basis were withdrawn from such duties with effect from 1 September 1991.

[187] [188] 1. PDF Personnel Assigned to the FCA/Slua Muirí on 30 November 1990.

Col.

Lt. Col.

Comdt.

Capt.

Lt.

BSM.

BQMS.

CS.

CQMS.

Sgt.

Cpl.

Pte.

Total

Command

Eastern

1

—

14

7

—

—

—

1

33

29

38

39

162

Southern

1

1

16

21

—

—

—

1

53

41

67

68

269

Western

1

1

18

15

—

—

—

1

47

37

57

65

242

Curragh

—

—

6

4

—

—

—

1

18

11

24

27

91

Naval Service

—

—

—

2

—

—

—

6

—

7

—

4

19

Total

3

2

54

49

—

—

—

10

151

125

186

203

783

Corps

Staff

3

2

15

5

—

—

—

4

4

14

8

8

63

Infantry

—

—

18

27

—

—

—

—

99

48

129

111

432

Artillery

—

—

6

6

—

—

—

—

20

16

22

35

105

Cavalry

—

—

3

1

—

—

—

—

3

7

8

5

27

Engineer

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

4

10

3

6

24

Signals

—

—

2

1

—

—

—

—

3

5

6

6

23

Supply & Transport

—

—

3

3

—

—

—

—

6

8

10

18

48

Military Police

—

—

5

—

—

—

—

—

7

6

—

6

24

Medical

—

—

2

3

—

—

—

—

5

4

—

4

18

Naval Service

—

—

—

2

—

—

—

6

—

7

—

4

19

1. PDF Personnel Assigned to the FCA/Slua Muirí on 30 September, 1991.

Col.

Lt. Col.

Comdt.

Capt.

Lt.

BSM.

BQMS.

cs.

CQMS.

Sgt.

Cpl.

Pte.

Total

Command

Eastern

—

1

14

9

—

—

—

1

34

28

40

36

163

Southern

—

1

18

18

—

—

—

1

52

43

65

69

267

Western

1

1

17

18

—

—

—

1

47

37

57

62

241

Curragh

—

1

6

4

—

—

—

1

16

11

23

25

87

Naval Service

—

—

—

2

—

—

—

5

—

8

—

4

19

Total

1

4

55

51

—

—

—

9

149

127

185

196

777

Corps

Staff

1

4

14

5

—

—

—

4

4

14

8

8

62

Infantry

—

—

18

27

—

—

—

—

98

48

127

107

425

Artillery

—

—

6

6

—

—

—

—

21

16

22

34

105

Cavalry

—

—

3

2

—

—

—

—

3

7

9

4

28

Engineer

—

—

—

2

—

—

—

—

4

10

3

6

25

Signals

—

—

2

2

—

—

—

—

3

5

6

5

23

Supply & Transport

—

—

3

3

—

—

—

—

6

8

10

18

48

Military Police

—

—

6

—

—

—

—

—

5

6

—

6

23

Medical

—

—

3

2

—

—

—

—

5

5

—

4

19

Naval Service

—

—

—

2

—

—

—

5

—

8

—

4

19

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