Defence Forces Reserve.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 March 2007

Wednesday, 28 March 2007

Ceisteanna (226)

David Stanton

Ceist:

264 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the establishment of the Reserve Defence Force at commissioned officer level by command and unit; the vacancies that currently exist at commissioned officer level in the Reserve Defence Force by command and unit; the number of Reserve Defence Force officers that have been promoted to captain since 1 October 2005; the appointments of these promotions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11959/07]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence (Mr. O’Dea)

The establishment of the Reserve Defence Force at commissioned officer level by command and unit, the vacancies that currently exist at commissioned officer level in the Reserve Defence Force by command and unit, the number of Reserve Defence Force officers that have been promoted to Captain since 1 October 2005 and the appointments of these promotions are outlined in the following tabular statements:

(1) Annex A outlines the establishment of the Reserve Defence Force at Brigade and Unit level.

(2) Annex B outlines Officer promotions to the rank of captain and appointments filled.

(3) Annex C outlines current RDF Officer vacancies by Brigade and Unit level.

The military authorities anticipate that promotion competitions to fill Commandant vacancies will be conducted before the end of April 2007. Competitions to fill existing and consequent Captain vacancies will be conducted subsequent to that date.

ANNEX A

1 Southern Brigade Reserve
	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt	Total Officers
Bde HQ	1	6	12	3	22
BTC		1	2	3	6
32 Res Inf Bn
Bn HQ		1	4		5
HQ Coy		1	3	2	6
A Coy		1	1	4	6
B Coy		1	1	4	6
C Coy		1	1	4	6
D Coy		1	1	4	6
Sp Coy		1	3	2	6
33 Res Inf Bn
Bn HQ		1	4		5
HQ Coy		1	3	2	6
A Coy		1	1	4	6
B Coy		1	1	4	6
C Coy		1	1	4	6
D Coy		1	1	4	6
Sp Coy		1	3	2	6
34 Res Inf Bn
Bn HQ		1	4		5
HQ Coy		1	3	2	6
A Coy		1	1	4	6
B Coy		1	1	4	6
C Coy		1	1	4	6
Sp Coy		1	3	2	6
31 Res Arty Regt
Regt HQ		1			1
HQ Bty			3	1	4
Gun Bty		1	3	4	8
Gun Bty		1	3	4	8
Gun Bty		1	3	4	8
31 Res Cav Sqn		1	3	6	10
31 Res Engr Coy		1	3	3	7
31 Res CIS Coy		1	3	2	6
31 Res MP Coy		1	2	2	5
31 Res Logs Bn
Bn HQ		1	1		2
Med Coy		5	7		12
Tpt Coy		1	2	5	8
Camp Staff		1	2	1	4
Atts
3 AD Bty		1	2	1	4
4 AD Bty		1	2	1	4
Total	1	45	94	96	236

2 Eastern Brigade Reserve

	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt	Total Officers
Bde HQ	1	6	12	3	22
BTC		1	2	3	6
62 Res Inf Bn
Bn HQ		1	4		5
HQ Coy		1	3	2	6
A Coy		1	1	4	6
B Coy		1	1	4	6
C Coy		1	1	4	6
D Coy		1	1	4	6
Sp Coy		1	3	2	6
65 Res Inf Bn
Bn HQ		1	4		5
HQ Coy		1	3	2	6
A Coy		1	1	4	6
B Coy		1	1	4	6
C Coy		1	1	4	6
Sp Coy		1	3	2	6
67 Res Inf Bn
Bn HQ		1	4		5
HQ Coy		1	3	2	6
A Coy		1	1	4	6
B Coy		1	1	4	6
Sp Coy		1	3	2	6
62 Res Arty Regt
Regt HQ		1			1
HQ Bty			3	1	4
Gun Bty		1	3	4	8
Gun Bty		1	3	4	8
Gun Bty		1	3	4	8
62 Res Cav Sqn		1	3	6	10
62 Res Engr Coy		1	3	3	7
62 Res CIS Coy		1	3	2	6
62 Res MP Coy		1	2	2	5
62 Res LS Bn
Bn HQ		1	1		2
Med Coy		5	7		12
Tpt Coy		1	2	5	8
Camp Staff		1	2	1	4
Atts
2 AD Bty		1	2	1	4
Total	1	42	90	87	220

4 Western Brigade Reserve

	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt	Total Officers
Bde HQ	1	6	12	3	22
BTC		1	2	3	6
51 Res Inf Bn
Bn HQ		1	4		5
HQ Coy		1	3	2	6
A Coy		1	1	4	6
B Coy		1	1	4	6
C Coy		1	1	4	6
D Coy		1	1	4	6
Sp Coy		1	3	2	6
56 Res Inf Bn
Bn HQ		1	4		5
HQ Coy		1	3	2	6
A Coy		1	1	4	6
B Coy		1	1	4	6
C Coy		1	1	4	6
Sp Coy		1	3	2	6
58 Res Inf Bn
Bn HQ		1	4		5
HQ Coy		1	3	2	6
A Coy		1	1	4	6
B Coy		1	1	4	6
C Coy		1	1	4	6
D Coy		1	1	4	6
Sp Coy		1	3	2	6
54 Res Arty Regt
Regt HQ		1			1
HQ Bty			3	1	4
Gun Bty		1	3	4	8
Gun Bty		1	3	4	8
Gun Bty		1	3	4	8
54 Res Cav Sqn		1	3	6	10
54 Res Engr Coy		1	3	3	7
54 Res CIS Coy		1	3	2	6
54 Res MP Coy		1	2	2	5
54 Res Logs Bn
Bn HQ		1	1		2
Med Coy		5	7		12
Tpt Coy		1	2	5	8
Camp Staff		1	2	1	4
Total	1	43	90	94	228

Naval Service Reserve

		Eastern Group	Southern Group
	HQ Technical Support Group	Dublin Unit	Waterford Unit	Cork Unit	Limerick Unit	Total
Cdr
Lt Cdr		1	1	1	1	4
Lt	12	4	4	4	4	28
Total Officers	12	5	5	5	5	32

Reserve Defence Force Training Authority

	Headquarters	Infantry School	Combat Support College	Combat Service Support College	Total
Lt Col	1				1
Comdt	1	1	1	1	4
Capt	2	4	5	6	17
Lt	1				1
Total Officers	5	5	6	7	23

ANNEX B

Promotions to Captain since 01 October 2005
Appointment & Unit	Brigade
Pl Comd, Recce Pl, 65 Res Inf Bn	2 Eastern Brigade
2i/c A Coy, 34 Res Inf Bn	1 Southern Brigade
2i/c B Coy, 58 Res Inf Bn	4 Western Brigade
Pl Comd, A Coy, 34 Res Inf Bn	1 Southern Brigade
Int Offr, Bn HQ, 32 Res Inf Bn	1 Southern Brigade
Pl Comd, No. 2 Pl, 54 Res MP Coy	4 Western Brigade
SO Logs (Capt), 65 Res Inf Bn	2 Eastern Brigade
2i/c B Coy, 33 Res Inf Bn	1 Southern Brigade
Gen List, att 33 Res Inf Bn	1 Southern Brigade

ANNEX C

Reserve Defence Force Vacancies by Unit
2 Eastern Brigade
Bde HQ	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		7	11
Total				18
62 Res Inf Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		3
Total				3
65 Res Inf Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		1		3
Total				4
67 Res Inf Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		2	2
Total				4
62 RES Arty Regt	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
62 RES Cav Sqn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
62 RES Fd Engr Coy	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
				2
Total				2
62 Res Cis Coy	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
				1
Total				1
62 RES MP Coy	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
62 RES Logs SP Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		5	3
Total				8
62 Air Def Bty	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0

Total Vacancies 2 E Bde
	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		18	16	6
Total				40

a. 1 Southern Brigade
Bde HQ	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		2	8	1
Total				11
32 Res Inf Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
33 Res Inf Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		1	1	1
Total				3
34 Res Inf Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
			1	1
Total				2
31 RES Arty Regt	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
RES Cav Sqn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
				1
Total				1
31 RES Fd Engr Coy	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
			1	3
Total				4
31 Res Cis Coy	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
31 RES MP Coy	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
31 RES Logs SP Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		4	4	1
Total				9
3 Air Def Bty	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
4 Air Def Bty	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0

Total Vacancies 1 S Bde
	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		7	15	8
Total				30

4 Western Brigade
Bde HQ	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		1	5
Total				6
51 Res Inf Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		2	3	1
Total				6
56 Res Inf Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		1
Total				1
58 Res Inf Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		1	1
Total				2
54 RES Arty Regt	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
54 RES Cav Sqn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
54 RES Fd Engr Coy	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
				3
Total				3
54 Res Cis Coy	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		1		1
Total				2
RES MP Coy	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
RES Logs SP Bn	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		6	8
Total				14

Total Vacancies 4 W Bde
	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
		12	17	5
Total				34

Reserve Defence Force Training Authority
RDFTAHQ	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
Inf Sch	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
Total				0
CSC	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
			1
Total				1
CSSC	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
			1
Total				1

Total Vacancies RDFTA
	Lt Col	Comdt	Capt	Lt
			2
Total				2

b. Naval Service Reserve
NSR (Cork)	Cdr	Lt Cdr	Lt
			1
Total			1
NSR (Limerick	Cdr	Lt Cdr	Lt
Total			0
NSR (Dublin	Cdr	Lt Cdr	Lt
Total			0
NSR (Waterford	Cdr	Lt Cdr	Lt
		1	1
Total			2

Total Vacancies Naval Service Reserve
	Cdr	Lt Cdr	Lt
		1	2
Total			3