Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 March 2023
86. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of officers in the Defence Forces who have been seconded since 2014, and specifically to the European Defence Agency and his Department. [10318/23]
View answerI am advised by the Military Authorities that the information requested by the Deputy for the total number of Officers in the Defence Forces who have been seconded since 2014, is not available. No consolidated figure is maintained in relation to secondments. Each secondment is recorded on an Officer's individual personnel file and while information is readily available as to the current position with respect to Officers on secondments, there is no central historical information available. The work involved in investigating and extracting records would require significant human resources.
In terms of the current position, as of 1 March 2023, there are 5 Officers of the Permanent Defence Force on secondment to other Government Departments or International Bodies.
The secondments are detailed, by rank and location, in the following table:
|
Rank |
Number of Seconded |
|
United Nations |
|
|
Brigadier General (Acting Major General) |
1 |
|
European Defence Agency |
|
|
Commander |
1 |
|
Department of Environment, Climate and Communications |
|
|
Commandant |
1 |
|
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform |
|
|
Commandant |
1 |
|
Office of the Controller and Auditor General |
|
|
Captain |
1 |
As can be seen from the table above, at the current time there is one (1) Officer seconded to the European Defence Agency. There are no Officers seconded to the Department of Defence.
