Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 March 2024
42. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of peacekeeping missions Ireland participated in, and the average number of Defence Forces personnel deployed on each, in the years 2019 to date, including obligations in 2024, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10943/24]
View answerIreland has always been and continues to be a strong supporter of the United Nations and UN Peacekeeping. Our commitment and support for the role of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security, is expressed in Ireland's long-standing tradition of participating in UN peacekeeping operations. This commitment is also expressed in our engagement in the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
Ireland has participated in 16 separate peacekeeping missions in the years 2019 up to 2024.
The actual number of Defence Forces personnel deployed overseas on peacekeeping missions on a per-year basis from the years 2019 to date are listed below in tabular format.
|
- |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 -to date |
|
UNTSO (Middle East) |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
|
MINURSO (Western Sahara) |
9 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
MONUSCO (Democratic Rep Congo) |
12 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
UNIFIL HQ (Lebanon) |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
15 |
8 |
|
UNIFIL Infantry Battalion (Lebanon) |
1023 |
1020 |
1023 |
1023 |
995 |
314 |
|
UNIFIL Sector West HQ (Lebanon) |
24 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
|
UNDOF Infantry Group (Golan Heights) |
390 |
390 |
390 |
390 |
393 |
132 |
|
UNDOF HQ (Golan Heights) |
16 |
18 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
6 |
|
UNMAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
MINUSMA (Mali) |
14 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
EUFOR (Bosnia & Herzegovina) |
14 |
14 |
14 |
19 |
11 |
6 |
|
EUTM Mali |
59 |
60 |
60 |
54 |
22 |
0 |
|
Operations HQ/Floating HQ (Operation Sophia HQ) |
13 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Operations HQ/Floating HQ (Operation Irini HQ |
0 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
4 |
|
KFOR HQ |
37 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
38 |
13 |
|
EUMAM-UA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
|
Total |
1647 |
1651 |
1649 |
1641 |
1538 |
507 |
