Seán Power
Question:84 Mr. Power asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces' members serving overseas with the United Nations; the areas in which they are serving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16992/99]
Written Answers. - Overseas Missions.
The number of Defence Forces personnel currently serving with UN missions is 707. Details of these missions are as follows:
|
(i) |
UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) |
608 |
|
(ii) |
UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation) – Israel, Syria and Lebanon |
11 |
|
(iii) |
UNFICYP (United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus) |
19 |
|
(iv) |
UNIKOM (United Nations Iraq Kuwait Observer Mission) |
5 |
|
(v) |
UNSMA (United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan) |
1 |
|
(vi) |
MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) |
7 |
|
(vii) |
UNSCOM ( United Nations Special Commission – Iraq) On loan to the UNSCOM head office in the UN Secretariat in New York. |
1 |
|
(viii) |
United Nations Operations in the former Yugoslavia UNMOP (United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka) |
1 |
|
(ix) |
Stabilisation Force (SFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|
|
(a)SFOR HQ Sarajevo |
50 |
|
|
(b)Military Liaison Officer, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium |
1 |
|
|
(x) |
United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) |
3 |
|
Total number of personnel serving with UN missions |
707 |