Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2017
369. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason members of the Reserve Defence Force wore the peak cap during the 1916 commemorations, in tandem with their Permanent Defence Force colleagues, but have now been instructed to wear the glengarry cap as their headdress for future parades; and the way in which this instruction tallies with the single force concept. [5278/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe issue of military dress is a matter for the appropriate military authorities, in line with the relevant Defence Forces Regulations and Administrative Instructions, which set out in detail what can be worn by military personnel and when. Peak Caps are not part of the issue to RDF members.
I am informed, however that a temporary derogation in this regard was granted by the Deputy Chief of Staff (Support) to a limited number of RDF members, who were selected to march in the Centenary Easter Sunday Parade in Dublin in 2016, for ceremonial reasons. This derogation ended after the parade.
