Results 1-11 of 11 for defence forces strength speaker:Matt Carthy

Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...is the killing of more than 10,000 people, including more than 560 children. An estimated 19,000 Ukrainian children have been abducted by Russia or its proxies. Millions of Ukrainian people have been forced to leave their homeland. For the Irish people, we are clear whose side we are on. For 24 months, the courageous people of Ukraine have stood against the Russian onslaught. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (13 Feb 2024)

Matt Carthy: 176. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; its strength as of December 2023; the number in full-time induction training, that is, recruits, two-star training, cadet training or apprenticeship, by Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6034/24]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024)

Matt Carthy: The Reserve Defence Force is a matter of great frustration for this committee. We have met its representative group. I do not know about the Tánaiste, but I am not aware of whether there is another reserve army in Europe whose numbers are a fraction of the permanent army’s. In most cases, they are usually multiples. What is the current strength of our reserves and is there a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023)

Matt Carthy: I acknowledge that there was already a recruitment and retention crisis within the Defence Forces when the Government came to office. The job of the Government was to address that by stemming the exodus of highly trained men and women from our Army, Naval Service and Air Corps and beginning to rebuild. We all accept this was a significant task, considering the underinvestment for the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023)

Matt Carthy: I agree with the Tánaiste's final point. The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces has outlined the procedures that are in place for joining the Defence Forces. They would make your head spin. I am sure the Tánaiste will acknowledge that he told the Dáil this time last year that the budget had provided funding for a net increase of 400 personnel within the Defence Forces in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Matt Carthy: 73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Reserve Defence Force and its current strength; the number of applicants in 2022 and 2023 and the number inducted; his proposals to introduce employment protection measures for Reserve Defence Force members who deploy on a voluntary basis in support of the Permanent Defence Force; and his proposals to reverse...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Matt Carthy: Today, the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, RACO, was before the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence. In outlining the changes that have occurred during this Government's time in office, one speaker said, "The only thing that really has changed is the strength of the organisation, and not for the better". Nowhere is that more true than in the numbers of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Current Issues Facing Members of the Defence Forces: Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (3 Oct 2023)

Matt Carthy: ...by the Department last week which was a tale of great progress, stabilisation and advancement and another presented by RACO which suggested that the only thing which has really changed is the strength of the organisation, and not for the better. That is stark language to use and stands in stark contrast to what we were told by the Department last week. Unfortunately, from the Department's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests, Ms McCrum and her team and the Chief of Staff and his team, for being here today. I commend the Defence Forces on the ongoing operation in which they are engaged. I understand the Ranger wing is involved in a very serious and dangerous operation off the coast as we speak. I send my best wishes to all involved. In the context of today's opening statements, I have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Matt Carthy: ...they did not have to suffer the consequences of the outworkings of their decisions. One thing on which we will all agree and which has been mentioned, is that there is general consensus that Defence Forces spending needs to be increased. We need to improve the capacity of our Defence Forces. In fact, the capacity of our Defence Forces is an embarrassment to us, as legislators, and an...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: 33. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will detail both the maximum and the current strength levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22816/23]