Vol. 486 No. 1
377 Mr. McDowell asked the Minister for Defence the number by rank of members of the Defence Forces serving overseas by mission and requisitioning agency; and the number by rank who are in a higher paid acting capacity. [1330/98]
The information sought is as follows:
|
Mission |
Officers |
Other Ranks |
|
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1. |
United Nations |
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(i) Forces |
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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) |
69 |
539 |
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|
United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) |
6 |
24 |
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|
Stabilisation Force is Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR) |
5* |
46 |
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|
(ii) Observer Missions |
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United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) |
11 |
– |
|
|
United Nations Iraq Kuwait Observer Mission (UNIKOM) |
6 |
– |
|
|
United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan (UNSMA) |
1 |
– |
|
|
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) |
8 |
– |
|
|
United Nations Preventive Deployment Force Macedonia (UNPREDEP) |
2 |
– |
|
|
United Nations Military Observers Prevlaka (UNMOP) |
1 |
– |
|
|
United Nations Special Commission - Iraq (UNSCOM) |
1 |
– |
|
|
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) — Force Commander |
1 |
– |
|
|
(iii) United Nations Secretariat New York |
2 |
– |
|
|
(iv) Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations New York |
1 |
– |
|
|
2. |
EU Missions |
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Monitor Mission to the Former Yugoslavia (ECMM) |
9 |
1 |
|
|
3. |
Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) |
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Military Adviser to Irish Delegation to the OSCE, Vienna |
1 |
– |
|
|
Monitor Mission to the Republic of Georgia |
1 |
– |
|
|
High Level Planning Group (located in Vienna) for Nagorno-Karabakh |
1 |
– |
|
|
Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina |
10 |
– |
|
|
Mission to Albania |
1 |
– |
|
|
4. |
Western European Union (WEU) |
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Military Delegate attached to Ireland's Observer Delegation to the Western European Union, Brussels |
1 |
– |
|
Mission |
Acting Rank |
No. of Personnel |
|
UNIFIL |
Lieutenant Colonel |
1 |
|
Captain |
1 |
|
|
Battalion Sergeant Major |
5 |
|
|
Company Sergeant |
8 |
|
|
Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
2 |
|
|
Sergeant |
32 |
|
|
Corporal |
52 |
|
|
UNFICYP |
Battalion Sergeant Major |
1 |
|
Company Sergeant |
1 |
|
|
Sergeant |
5 |
|
|
Corporal |
1 |
|
|
SFOR |
Sergeant |
7 |
|
Corporal |
13 |
378 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Defence the cost in 1997 of United Nations missions involving personnel operating under the aegis of his Department; the breakdown of this cost; the amount claimed in this regard; and the repayment received. [1331/98]
The cost of Defence Forces participation in United Nations missions in 1997 is £22.3 million approximately, comprising £14.3 million approximately for normal pay and allowances and £8 million in respect of extra costs, chiefly overseas allowances, cost of telephone calls and postage, temporary promotions, travel on leave and preparation of contingents. Ireland is entitled to a total annual reimbursement of approximately £6 million in respect of participation in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), the only missions for which we qualify for reimbursement. Reimbursement of £8.2 million approximately was received from the United Nations in 1997 in respect of these missions. This sum included an element of arrears relating to previous years.
