Written answers

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Department of Defence

White Paper on Defence

Photo of Andrew DoyleAndrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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1137. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of submissions his Department received on the publication of the White Paper on Defence in the late 1990s and 2000; when the first publication of such a paper in the history of the State occurred; if he will provide a full list of the persons and organisations from whom these submissions came; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36931/13]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The White Paper on Defence was published in February 2000. The drafting of the Defence White Paper was informed by a public consultation process which offered members of the public and other interested parties an opportunity to submit their views. A total of 46 submissions were received as part of that consultation process. A list of the organisations and persons who made submissions to the White Paper consultation process is set out below:

Aviation Ireland

Chief Fire Officers' Association

Civil Defence Officers' Association

County and City Managers' Association

Defence Studies Group

Department of Finance

Fassaroe Sporting Club

General Council of County Councils

GOAL

Green Party

Institute of Engineers of Ireland

Irish Medical Organisation

Maritime Institute of Ireland

Nautical Institute

Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (PDFORRA)

Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO)

Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (RDFRA)

Tralee Urban District Council

Workers Party

Mr. Michael J. Baynes

Mr. Noel Bourke

Col. S. B. Condon (Retired)

Mr. Andrew Convery

Mr. Edmund Cooney

Mr. Noel Coughlan

Mr. Hugh Crawford

Mr. Jim Desmond

Mr. Paddy Donnelly

Col. E. Doyle (Retired)

Mr. Brian Gillen

Mr. Gerard Humphries BL and Mr. Ciaran Craven BL

CS J. Kearns

Professor Patrick Keatinge

Comdt. S. Kielty

Lt. Brendan J. McDonald

Mr. John McGinley

Lt. Cdr. Mark Mellett

Comdt. J. Moriarty

Major General M.J. Murphy (Retired)

Mr. David J. Murnaghan

Sgt. Ger O'Connor

Col. John F. O'Connor (Retired)

Mr. Caoimhin O'Donnchu

Col. T. O'Neill (Retired)

Mr. John Rochford, Mr. Michael Sheehan and Mr. Chris Flynn

Comdt. Alan Woolhead

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