Finian McGrath
Ceist:296 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding Irish troops abroad working for the United Nations. [33809/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 15 December 2004
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Freagraí scríofa
The total number of Defence Forces personnel currently serving overseas is 768, of which 734 are serving on UN-led or UN authorised missions. Some of the remaining personnel, 17, are serving as monitors and observers with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, and the European Union, EU. Others, 17, are deployed at the organisational headquarters of the UN, OSCE, NATO and the EU.
Full details are as listed in the tabular statement below.
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Number |
|
|
1. UN Missions |
|
|
(i) UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) |
5 |
|
(ii) UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation — Israel, Syria and Lebanon |
13 |
|
(iii) UNFICYP (United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus) |
1 |
|
(iv) MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) |
4 |
|
(v) UNMIK (United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) |
4 |
|
(vi) MONUC (United Nations Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
3 |
|
(vii) ONUCI (United Nations Mission in Ivory Coast) |
2 |
|
(viii) UNMIL (United Nations Mission in Liberia) FHQ |
6 |
|
UNMIL 91st INF Bn. |
428 |
|
Total |
466 |
|
UN Mandated Missions |
|
|
(ix) EUFOR (EU-led Mission Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
53 |
|
(x) KFOR (International Security Presence in Kosovo) |
208 |
|
(xi) ISAF (International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan) |
7 |
|
Total number of personnel serving with UN missions |
734 |
|
2. EU Missions |
|
|
(i) European Union Monitor Mission (EUMM) to the former Yugoslavia |
5 |
|
European Union Mission to the African Union Monitoring Mission to Darfur |
1 |
|
Total Number of Personnel serving with EU Missions |
6 |
|
3. Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) |
|
|
(i) OSCE Mission to Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1 |
|
(ii) OSCE Mission in Croatia |
1 |
|
(iii) OSCE Presence in Albania |
1 |
|
(iv) OSCE Mission in FRY |
1 |
|
(v) OSCE Mission in Macedonia |
1 |
|
(vi) OSCE Mission in Georgia |
5 |
|
(vii) Staff Officer, Higher Level Planning Group, Vienna |
1 |
|
Total number of personnel serving OSCE |
11 |
|
4. Head of Military Staff (Brussels) |
1 |
|
5. EU Military Staff (Brussels) |
6 |
|
6. Liaison Office of Ireland, PfP (Brussels) |
2 |
|
7. Permanent Representative to EU (Brussels) |
3 |
|
8. Military Representatives/Advisers |
|
|
(i) Military Adviser, Permanent Mission to UN, New York |
1 |
|
(ii) Military Adviser, Irish Delegation to OSCE, Vienna |
1 |
|
(iii) Military Representative to Partnership Co-ordination Cell/Supreme |
1 |
|
Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium |
|
|
9. Appointments — UN HQ (New York) |
|
|
Officers seconded to DPKO (Department of Peace Keeping Operations) |
2 |
|
Total Number Defence Forces Personnel serving Overseas |
768 |