Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2005
113 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on activities undertaken by the Defence Forces to date under the auspices of Partnership for Peace; the future activities that may be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6694/05]
View answerIreland's participation in Partnership for Peace, PfP, to date is set out in our four individual partnership programmes, IPPs, copies of which have been lodged in the Oireachtas Library.
Ireland's fourth IPP, covering the period 2004-05, was completed in consultation with the Departments of Foreign Affairs, the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Health and Children and Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. A total of 108 activities were chosen representing participation by the Department of Defence, the Defence Forces and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Activities consist of training courses, seminars, workshops, conferences, staff exercises and table top exercises as set out in the following schedule.
Ireland also participates in the PfP planning and review process, known as PARP. In common with the other EU neutrals, Ireland is using the PARP process in connection with planning for humanitarian and rescue tasks, peacekeeping and crisis management collectively known as the Petersberg Tasks. The scope of our involvement in PARP is focused on enhancing interoperability and familiarity with operating procedures in a multinational environment.
Participation in Partnership for Peace, PfP, activities is entirely voluntary and is based on the principle of self-differentiation, that is, a state selects for itself the nature and scope of its participation.
|
Exercise Title |
Exercise Type |
Participating Nations |
Host Nation |
|
Viking (held in 2001 and 2003) |
Computer based Crisis Response Exercise |
PfP Nations |
Sweden |
|
Combined Endeavour (held from 2001 annually to date) |
Radio Communications Exercise (required to test DF communications equipment for interoperability purposes in PSO) |
PfP Nations |
Germany |
|
Cooperative Lantern 2002 |
Peace Support Command Post Exercise for Crisis response |
PfP Nations |
Netherlands |
|
Cooperative Nugget 2002 |
This exercised PfP nations on their planning and process and staff procedures. |
PfP Nations |
Sweden |
|
Cooperative Safeguard 2002 |
Maritime Command Post Exercise, based on response to a natural disaster. |
PfP Nations |
Iceland |
|
Allied Action (2003 and 2004) |
Exercise to deploy a Peace Support Operation joint task force HQ. |
PfP Nations |
Turkey |
|
CMX (2001) |
Crisis Management Exercise |
PfP Nations |
In capitals |
|
CME (2004) |
Crisis Management Exercise |
EU Member States |
|
|
CME/CMX (2003) |
Crisis Management Exercise |
EU & NATO |
In capitals |
|
CME (2002) |
Crisis Management Exercise |
EU Member States |
In capitals |
