Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 February 2021
375. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [9679/21]
View answerThe following table provides details of live studies, reviews and research being undertaken by my Department, or commissioned by me as Minister for Defence. It also includes the scheduled completion dates.
|
Activity |
Details |
Scheduled date of completion |
|
Live Study |
Project 88 under the White Paper is a Defence funding study to capture in a new way the expected long-term costs of meeting Ireland's Defence requirements using a ten year planning horizon linked to the proposed new framework of fixed cycle reviews. |
March 2021 |
|
Live Study |
Curragh Plains Consultancy |
September 2021 |
|
Review |
Review of Emergency Aeromedical Support (EAS) Service (White Paper Project 16) |
March 2022 |
|
Review |
Review of the circumstances into the retirement of Donal de Róiste |
Ongoing |
|
Review |
Review of Recruitment Practices and Process |
March 2021 |
|
Review |
Review of high level command and control in the Defence Forces (Project 26) |
December 2021 |
|
Review |
Review to identify options to ensure the longer term sustainability of ATC services provided by the Air Corps in Baldonnel |
June 2021 |
|
Research |
The Defence Organisation are currently in the progress of establishing a Research, technology and Innovation (RTI) unit. The establishment of the unit will be on a phased basis, where the first phase commenced in January 2021. This phase will see the unit in conjunction with Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) run an innovation challenge. This challenge will enable research, development and innovation activities to respond to and contribute to the capability needs of the Defence Organisation. |
Phase one is due to be completed by August 2022. |
