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Commission on the Defence Forces
Commission on the Defence Forces
Mr. Simon Coveney T.D.
Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Simon Coveney T.D., has today announced Government approval for the establishment of an independent Commission on the Defence Forces. The Government also approved the Terms of Reference and the membership of the Commission. Today’s decision taken at Cabinet follows a commitment made in the Programme for Government to establish a Commission on the Defence Forces before the end of the year.
Speaking following today’s Government meeting, Minister Coveney stated: “
The establishment of an independent Commission on the Defence Forces underpins the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the Defence Forces are fit for purpose, both in terms of meeting immediate requirements and also in terms of seeking to develop a longer term vision for beyond 2030. In establishing this Commission, which contains impressive national
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A broader role for Defence Force personnel serving overseas is envisaged by the Government as part of the latest review of the military.
Terms of reference for the commission were approved by the Cabinet yesterday and the body, which will be set up by the end of the year, will have to report back to the government by next November.
Ireland begins its two-year stint on the United Nations security council in January and Defence Minister Simon Coveney said a big part of what they were planning to achieve would be built around peacekeeping, peace enforcement, post-conflict management and how the council responded to the threats of regions being torn apart by war.
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