Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

Defence Forces personnel serving on all overseas missions are equipped with the most modern and effective equipment. This equipment enables troops to carry out the mission assigned, as well as providing the required protection specific to the mission. All military vehicles undergo regular maintenance and overhauls to ensure that they are roadworthy and provide value for money. Vehicles are replaced when, having regard to age, condition and mileage, they are considered by Defence Forces transport personnel to have reached the end of their economic life, at which time they are proposed for disposal.

Currently, a total of 229 vehicles are in use by the Defence Forces on overseas missions, details of which are listed in the following table. All vehicles are rotated back to Ireland as required or in circumstances where they cannot be repaired in the mission area.

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