Austin Deasy
Ceist:21 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the number of armed forces personnel who are engaged in peacekeeping duties in Lebanon and elsewhere; and the cost, if any, incurred by the State in maintaining these forces. [5152/96]
Written Answers. - Peace-Keeping Personnel Numbers.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose to circulate it in the Official Report.
Current participation by members of the Permanent Defence Force in overseas missions is as follows:
1. UN Missions
|
(i) |
UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) |
633 |
|
(ii) |
UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation) |
14 |
|
(iii) |
UNFICYP (United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus) |
30 |
|
(iv) |
UNIKOM (United Nations Iraq Kuwait Observer Mission) |
6 |
|
(v) |
OSGA (Office of the Secretary-General Afghanistan) |
1 |
|
(vi) |
MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) |
9 |
|
(vii) |
United Nations Operations in the former Yugoslavia |
5 |
|
(viii) |
United Nations New York |
2 |
|
(ix) |
UNMIH (United Nations Mission in Haiti) |
2 |
|
(x) |
ICFY (International Conference on the former Yugoslavia-Co-Chaired by UN/EU) |
2 |
2. EU Missions
|
(i) |
Monitor Mission to the former Yugoslavia |
23 |
|
(ii) |
Task Force to the former Yugoslavia |
2 |
3. Organisation on Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE)
|
(i) |
Military Adviser to Irish OSCE delegation located in Vienna |
1 |
|
(ii) |
Monitor Mission to the Republic of Georgia |
1 |
|
(iii) |
High Level Planning Group (located in Vienna) for Nagorno-Karabakh |
1 |
|
(iv) |
Mission to Bosnia |
3 |
|
Total |
735 |
The annual extra cost arising out of participation in the above missions is estimated at £8.4 million with normal pay and allowances amounting to approximately a further £14.2 million.