Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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662. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the percentage increase in the Army Ranger Wing, Sciathán Fianóglach an Airm, since the publication of the White Paper on Defence in 2015. [25594/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Army Ranger Wing (ARW) are the Special Operations Forces of the Defence Forces. In this context, the ARW are trained and equipped to undertake a range of specialist roles. Details with regard to the strength of the ARW are not released into the public domain for security and operational reasons.

The White Paper on Defence (2015) sets out the capability agenda for the Defence Forces for the next decade. It contains a commitment to further enhance the capabilities of the ARW. Work to identify a range of options in this regard is ongoing as part of the implementation of the White Paper.