Results 1-10 of 10 for defence forces strength speaker:James Lawless

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council, UN Matters and Individually Tailored Partnership Programme with NATO: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (14 May 2024)

James Lawless: ...State can stand entirely in isolation from others yet hope to robustly defend its own democracy and sovereignty is an antiquated concept. Recently we saw our near neighbours, the UK, suffer an attack on its defence systems. The UK Government did not name the protagonist but it was well documented at whom the finger was pointed. Recently, there was a French report that identified...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 89. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the permanent Defence Force as of 1 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28295/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 120. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the reserve Defence Force as of 1 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28296/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

James Lawless: 99. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 30 September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48888/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: 94. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeframe for increasing the strength of the Defence Forces by 3,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34150/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

James Lawless: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the finding made by the Commission on the Defence Forces in relation to the current Army structure, that the current brigade system primarily comprises two regional administrative structures that are not deployable and do not align to international standards in terms of their strength or capabilities and are under‐staffed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (27 Jan 2022)

James Lawless: I was due to substitute for Deputy Cowen with a question, but I will make a brief comment instead. My question was on when we will meet 9,500 target strength in the Permanent Defence Force. I completely agree with the Minister about the synergies in terms of private sector employment people can take up after serving in the Defence Forces. People have an opportunity to serve their country,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (3 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 339. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Force as of 31 December 2020; if he will provide a breakdown of all ranks across the three services and the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5521/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (3 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 340. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Force as of 31 December 2020; if he will provide a breakdown of all ranks across the three services and the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 683. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces at end September 2020; and the number of personnel that are in full-time induction training (details supplied) and therefore non-deployable. [33095/20]