Michael Noonan
Ceist:29 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces that are on service with the United Nations in all missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12327/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 April 2005
29 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces that are on service with the United Nations in all missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12327/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total number of Defence Forces personnel currently serving overseas is 750, of whom 716 are serving on UN-led or UN authorised missions. Full details are as listed in the following statement.
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) UNOCI (United Nations Mission in Ivory Coast) |
2 |
(viii) UNMIL (United Nations Mission in Liberia) FHQ |
6 |
UNMIL 92nd Inf Bn |
410 |
Total |
448 |
UN Mandated Missions |
|
(ix) EUFOR (EU-led Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
54 |
(x) KFOR (International Security Presence in Kosovo) |
207 |
(xi) ISAF (International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan) |
7 |
Total number of personnel serving with UN missions |
716 |
2. EU Missions |
|
(i) European Union Monitor Mission (EUMM) to the former Yugoslavia |
5 |
(ii) EU’s support for the UN authorised African Union Mission in 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/SupremeHeadquarters Allied Powers |
|
Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium |
1 |
9. Appointments — UN HQ (New York) Officers seconded to DPKO (Department of Peace Keeping |
|
Operations) |
2 |
Total Number Defence Forces Personnel Serving Overseas |
750 |