Written answers
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Reorganisation
Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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398. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 9 June 2015, the estimated cost of restoring a three-brigade structure in the Permanent Defence Force. [23622/15]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The current organisational structures of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) ensure that it can operate efficiently and effectively within a strength ceiling of 9,500 personnel. Within that strength ceiling , the return to the previous three Brigade structure would cause a range of inefficiencies arising from under-strength Units and an increased administrative burden. This would compromise the current operational effectiveness of the PDF imposing an unacceptable cost.
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