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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (26 Jun 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Syria with 137 personnel. Other missions in which Defence Forces personnel are currently deployed are the EU Common Security and Defence Policy mission, Operation Sophia with 60 personnel; the EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) with 20 personnel; the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina with five (5) personnel and the NATO-led...

United States Immigration Policy: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Clare Daly: -----by European boats in Operation Sophia in which the Irish Defence Forces participate, on a day in which migrants are shot with rubber bullets as they try to climb barbed wire in Europe, have we lost our minds? Everybody with half a heart or a shred of humanity would support the motion before the House today and I am as happy as anybody else to condemn the hideousness of the American...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (19 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...Government. It is also imperative to respect the dignity and human rights of those who arrive on our shores. The Irish Naval Service has saved the lives of many migrants, first as part of Operation Pontus and more recently as part of EUNAVFOR MED, also known as Operation Sophia. I strongly believe that solving the migration crisis will ultimately require deeper political, economic...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (14 Jun 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Séamus Healy: 50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which a Naval Service vessel participating in Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean Sea docked at an Italian port since 25 July 2017; the number of occasions on which migrants and refugees have been put ashore at an Italian port directly by an Irish vessel participating in Operation Sophia since the same date; the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Migration Crisis (14 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ...European Union and its Member States to put a stop to unnecessary deaths in the Mediterranean. Ireland has been active in search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean since 2015, first through Operation Pontus, a bilateral agreement between Ireland and Italy running in parallel to Operation Sophia. Ireland has been a full member of Operation Sophia since 2017. Since 2015, Irish...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (10 May 2018) See 6 other results from this debate

Paul Kehoe: As I outlined in my original reply, there are other facets to Operation Sophia in which members of the Irish Naval Service participate. As I stated at the committee meeting last week, I intend to visit the headquarters of Operation Sophia within the next month or two, when I will get a full update on our involvement and the involvement of other participants in Operation Sophia. Ireland is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (10 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...; the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina with five personnel; the NATO-led international security presence (KFOR) in Kosovo with 12 personnel and the Naval Service EU Naval Mission (Op Sophia) with 61personnel which includes four personnel in the Headquarters. Ireland also contributes 20 observers and staff to various United Nations and OSCE missions and 13 other personnel to staff...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018) See 12 other results from this debate

Paul Kehoe: ...in the area of defence. Those efforts are being advanced through the implementation of the EU global strategy of foreign policy and security, the Commission’s European defence action plan and enhanced co-operation with international partners, including the UN and NATO. Ireland's approach to these matters will always be both constructive and realistic. We remain strong supporters...

Topical Issue Debate: Naval Service Operations (24 Apr 2018) See 3 other results from this debate

Maureen O'Sullivan: We know of the great work the Irish Navy did in those genuine search and rescue operations, the lives that it saved and the medical and humanitarian services it provided for those rescued. The fall in numbers is because of the EU policy of containment, which means people are being brought back to those centres in Libya. Ireland and the Irish Navy are now part of that and it is damaging the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Terry Leyden: ...armies and navies in the world in terms of their loyalty to the State. I wish fair sailing to the officers and crew of the LÉ Samuel Beckettwhich has been deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Operation Sophia to follow up on the excellent work carried out by the LÉ Niamhduring the previous mission. I wish Lieutenant Commander Eoin Smyth and his crew of 54 a very safe and...

Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016: Motion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Mick Wallace: ...Israelis, while they arm anti-Assad forces and ensure that the war in Syria is prolonged for as long as possible. There are planned consecutive deployments this year of two Naval Service ships as part of Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean. Last year, a House of Lords inquiry found that Operation Sophia's policy of destroying smugglers' boats has meant that refugees go to sea in...

Other Questions: Naval Service Strength (21 Mar 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Paul Kehoe: The Naval Service continues to fulfil all roles assigned by Government and, on a day-to-day basis, undertakes a broad range of tasks, including fishery protection, security operations, diving operations and other supports. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government recently approved the deployment of Naval Service personnel and assets in support of Operation Sophia. The establishment of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...on 27 February 2018, I secured approval for the deployment in 2018 of a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force  to serve once again as part of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy naval mission in the Mediterranean,  Operation Sophia. Arrangements are currently being made for two Irish naval vessels to deploy consecutively under...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...with five (5) personnel; the NATO-led international security presence (KFOR) in Kosovo with twelve (12) personnel and the EU Common Security and Defence Policy naval mission in the Mediterranean, Operation Sophia with four (4) personnel.  Ireland also has observers and staff in several United Nations, EU and OSCE posts. In February 2018, I secured Government...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...is very welcome. This builds on a funding increase of €6 million in the 2017 Estimates. I now turn to Vote 36, which is delivered under a single programme entitled "Defence Policy and Support, Military Capabilities and Operational Outputs". The Vote of €707 million includes a pay and allowances allocation of some €509 million, while the remaining non-pay allocation...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016: Motion (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...of the joint battalion has rotated between Ireland and Finland, by agreement. Ireland has been in command of the joint battalion since November 2016. Partnership with like-minded states has become an increasing element of our overseas peacekeeping operations. Working with like-minded states is critical to overcoming the new and ever-emerging challenges we face. Together, we can provide...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...and Dáil approval was secured for the deployment of a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force to serve as part of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy naval mission in the Mediterranean, Operation Sophia. Irish Naval vessel L.É. Niamh, subsequently deployed to the Mediterranean from October to December 2017. In the course of its deployment in Operation Sophia last...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions Data (6 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...earlier this week, I secured approval for the deployment in 2018 of a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force  to serve once again as part of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy naval mission in the Mediterranean,  Operation Sophia. Arrangements are currently being made for two Irish naval vessels to deploy consecutively under...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Data (13 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...in the Mediterranean Sea each year to date; the number of Defence Forces personnel deployed on the missions per annum; the annual cost of the missions; if the use of Naval Service vessels in Operation Sophia has reduced the availability of the vessels for search and rescue missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6930/18]

Other Questions: Trade Missions (25 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: I would be the first to admit that our boats have done some good work down there, although I disagree with the military aspect of Operation Sophia. Let us go back to the trade missions. I had a debate here with the previous Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, in 2014. He actually said that trade missions were not the time or place to raise human rights abuses....