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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 26 Sep 1996

Vol. 469 No. 2

Written Answers. - Training Courses.

Michael Bell

Ceist:

148 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Defence the take up of mandays by FCA Command and the Slua Muirí as at 30 August 1996. [17101/96]

The provision in the Defence Vote for annual training, courses of instruction and casual security duties for An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil and An Slua Muirí caters for 63,000 man days. The allocation of man days on a command basis together with the number of days expended on the various activities to date in 1996 is as follows:

Command

Allocation of Man Days

Mandays Expended on Annual Training

Mandays Expended on Courses of Instruction

Man Days Expended on Security Duties

Balance Remaining

Eastern

13,669

10,101

2,870

Nil

698

Southern

20,588

15,974

2,506

Nil

2,108

Western

19,711

16,058

2,857

Nil

796

Curragh

6,953

5,078

1,036

45

794

An Slua Muirí

2,079

1,734

154

Nil

191

Total

63,000

48,945

9,423

45

4,587

It is anticipated that the full allocation will be used up by the end of November this year.
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