Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 80: To ask the Minister for Defence if reports have been commissioned into the status and needs of the military archives; if the current premises are suitable for the protection, usage and storage of the archives in the possession of the military archives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9269/10]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Military Archives, located in Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin 6, is the place of deposit for the records of the Department of Defence, the Defence Forces and the Army Pensions Board under the terms of Section 14 of the National Archives Act 1986. Military archives are held there and, because of storage space constraints, in other locations.

A Military Pensions Archive project, covering the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence, is underway. The purpose of the project is to make the records for this period available to the public and to historians in good time for the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising in 2016.

The requirement for a more suitable home for the Military Archives has been recognised for some time and has been the subject of significant research. The long-term accommodation for the Military Archives will be reviewed in the context of the Military Pensions Archive project.