Michael Noonan
Question:29 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces that are on service with the United Nations in all missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12327/05]
View answerThursday, 21 April 2005
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Written answers
The total number of Defence Forces personnel currently serving overseas is 750, of whom 716 are serving on UN-led or UN authorised missions. Full details are as listed in the following statement.
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Number |
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1. UN Missions |
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(i) UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) |
5 |
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(ii) UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation) — Israel, Syria and Lebanon |
13 |
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(iii) UNFICYP (United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus) |
1 |
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(iv) MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) |
4 |
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(v) UNMIK (United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) |
4 |
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(vi) MONUC (United Nations Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
3 |
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(vii) UNOCI (United Nations Mission in Ivory Coast) |
2 |
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(viii) UNMIL (United Nations Mission in Liberia) FHQ |
6 |
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UNMIL 92nd Inf Bn |
410 |
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Total |
448 |
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UN Mandated Missions |
|
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(ix) EUFOR (EU-led Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
54 |
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(x) KFOR (International Security Presence in Kosovo) |
207 |
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(xi) ISAF (International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan) |
7 |
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Total number of personnel serving with UN missions |
716 |
|
2. EU Missions |
|
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(i) European Union Monitor Mission (EUMM) to the former Yugoslavia |
5 |
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(ii) EU’s support for the UN authorised African Union Mission in Darfur |
1 |
|
Total number of personnel serving with EU missions |
6 |
|
3. Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) |
|
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(i) OSCE Mission to Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1 |
|
(ii) OSCE Mission in Croatia |
1 |
|
(iii) OSCE Presence in Albania |
1 |
|
(iv) OSCE Mission in FRY |
1 |
|
(v) OSCE Mission in Macedonia |
1 |
|
(vi) OSCE Mission in Georgia |
5 |
|
(vii) Staff Officer, Higher Level Planning Group, Vienna |
1 |
|
Total number of personnel serving OSCE |
11 |
|
4. Head of Military Staff (Brussels) |
1 |
|
5. EU Military Staff (Brussels) |
6 |
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6. Liaison Office of Ireland, PfP (Brussels) |
2 |
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7. Permanent Representative to EU (Brussels) |
3 |
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8. Military Representatives/ Advisers |
|
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(i) Military Adviser, Permanent Mission to UN, New York |
1 |
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(ii) Military Adviser, Irish Delegation to OSCE, Vienna |
1 |
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(iii) Military Representative to Partnership Co-ordination Cell/SupremeHeadquarters Allied Powers |
|
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Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium |
1 |
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9. Appointments — UN HQ (New York) Officers seconded to DPKO (Department of Peace Keeping |
|
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Operations) |
2 |
|
Total Number Defence Forces Personnel Serving Overseas |
750 |
Question No. 30 answered with QuestionNo. 25.
Question No. 31 answered with QuestionNo. 18.
Question No. 32 answered with QuestionNo. 20.