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5th February 2021, 11:38I had a feeling the DOD would respond. Nothing like a civil servant with a grudge lol43 replies | 2463 view(s)
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23rd February 2021, 00:30Hi all, Some sources have it that the Italian ambassador to the DRC has been killed in a roadside ambush, along with two colleagues, while...9 replies | 512 view(s) -
24th February 2021, 18:31Hey all The time has come where we are forced to upgrade the forum software. vBulletin 4 has a number of outstanding issues and the forum is...4 replies | 287 view(s)
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8th February 2021, 21:40What new kit and equipment at a personal level or section level (i.e. not new 20mm cannons for naval ships) is expected to enter service either this...1 replies | 341 view(s)
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9th February 2021, 14:41What kit went on trial in the last decade or so but wasn't adopted for general issue?1 replies | 322 view(s)
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9th February 2021, 18:56I see on Boardsie a user there has found what appears to be a large quantity of expended 303 rounds in one of the dunes. Based on his description,...1 replies | 296 view(s)
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2nd February 2021, 16:36I thought this might be of interest... More at https://www.army.mil/article/242536/army_announces_new_grooming_appearance_standards and ...0 replies | 155 view(s)
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25th February 2021, 15:09Might be of interest ...0 replies | 131 view(s)
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Today, 17:45PAYMENTS TO SPOUSES OF VETERANS OF THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: 2020 - 25 2021 - budgeted for 1146 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 15:40May be to do with the historic nature of the payments. While it covers pensions of those, obviously who served in the Defence forces, it also covers...46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 15:09I have always trivially wondered why Army Pensions is a separate Vote46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 14:53http://budget.gov.ie/Budgets/2020/Documents/Budget/Part%20II%20-%20Expenditure%20Allocations%202020-22%20(A).pdf Chapter 15 - Public Expenditure -...46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 14:39Actually most Votes don't have supplementary budgets. In 2019 only 7 out of 42 votes had a supplementary budgets (Health and Education being the...46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 14:08As I said from reading it the DF aren’t responsible for the policing of it but the logistics and possibly elements of the admin43 replies | 2463 view(s)
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Today, 14:07“Army Pensions” doesn’t come out of the “Defence” Vote it is separate. However, everyone talks about the Defence budget being over €1 billion. That...46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 13:59Around 30% were Irish and of course quarantining for Covid safety reasons is an necessary precaution. Policing roles by military are a last resort...43 replies | 2463 view(s)
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Today, 12:47It reads as if the logistics and management of it will be done by a very small number of DF personnel. Hotel staff, private security (and Gardai if...43 replies | 2463 view(s)
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Today, 12:28Most have supplementary estimates at year end to cover them for an expected overspend. Usually in the area of pay and overtime, but sometimes for...46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 12:25Defence spending versus any other spending by the state would make an interesting graph...46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 12:22Defence spending versus foreign aid would make an interesting graph.46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 12:18Do all other public-sector (e.g, Gardai, HSE) & Civil Service pensions come out of their allocated budget?46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 10:28According to " NEWS " the Defence Forces are to be deployed to "oversee " Quarantine Residences. Could change relationship between PDF and the...43 replies | 2463 view(s)
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Today, 01:21Thus to get close to the Defence spend of the other four western liberal democracies in the OECD 5 million club in terms of direct OpEx and CapEx,...46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 01:02120+ million in 8 years....what could the DF have bought/improved/built with 120 million quid....46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Today, 00:36Estimates 2021: Army Pensions - € 257,650,000 Defence - € 785,461,000 (of which DoD € 30,500,000) So very roughly 25%46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Yesterday, 23:29What is the actual percentage of the defence budget currently allocated to pensions of former members?46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Yesterday, 21:59I do find it strange that if there was a (hypothetical) pension increase of 100% to DF retirees, this would count as an increase in defence...46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Yesterday, 14:35The debate over GDP, GNI, GNI* is almost as old as the hills, so to give a different perspective one could look at defence expenditure as a % of...46 replies | 2365 view(s)
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Yesterday, 14:27There is also the percentage of government expenditure which SIPRI does. Which can give an interesting comparative breakdown between similar sized...46 replies | 2365 view(s)
