Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 232: To ask the Minister for Defence the person who was in command of SFOR in Camp Butmir in January 2002. [25279/06]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Defence the protocol governing the responsibilities of soldiers participating in international missions such as SFOR who become aware of abuses by soldiers of their own or another nationality during their service on the mission including the chain of command to whom it should be reported and detailing who would be responsible for investigating the abuse. [25280/06]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 233 together.

Between mid-1997 and January 2003, a Defence Forces military police contingent (of 50 personnel) served in the NATO-led Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR), following Dáil Éireann approval in July 1997. The Irish contingent formed part of the International Military Police Company at SFOR Headquarters in Sarajevo. The Military Police contingent was withdrawn from SFOR in January 2003. A small number of Irish personnel remained in service at SFOR HQ during 2003, and twelve personnel continued to serve with the mission until December 2004, when it was replaced by an EU led Operation "Althea" or EUFOR.