Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 November 2022
367. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the status of the delivery of the early actions outlined in the high-level action plan for the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if all targets will be met. [58094/22]
View answerThe High Level Action Plan (HLAP) for the Commission on the Defence Forces Report set out 38 early actions to be completed.
The HLAP set out initial implementation and oversight structures.
A civil/military Implementation Management Office (IMO) has been established to support the implementation of the overall transformation programme required to implement the recommendations from the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. The initial focus of the IMO is the implementation of the 38 early actions as set out in the High Level Action Plan and the development of an Implementation Plan.
An Implementation Oversight Group has been established which met for the first time on 3 October. Subsequently, Ms. Julie Sinnamon was appointed as the the Independent Chair of the Implementation Oversight Group with a second meeting taking place on 17 November.
A High-Level Steering Board has been established, chaired by the Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach, to oversee the implementation.
Significant progress has been made on the implementation of these 38 early actions, with the vast majority of early actions at an advanced stage. I have every confidence that the majority, if not all, of the early actions, will be completed within the agreed timeframe.
