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	Defence minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A defence minister (or defense minister, see spelling differences) is a cabinet portfolio (position) which regulates the armed forces in a sovereign nation.
		The minister or secretary of defence is usually a very important role in a cabinet.
		In the United States, the defence minister has been called the Secretary of Defense since 1947, when the once separate War Department and the Department of the Navy were merged (though the Secretary of the Navy exists to this day, it is no longer a Cabinet level position, being subordinate to the Secretary of Defense).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minister_of_Defence (514 words)

	Minister for Defence (Ireland) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Minister for Defence is the senior minister at the Department of Defence (An Roinn Cosanta) in the Irish Government.
		The current Minister for Defence is Willie O'Dea, TD; he is assisted by Minister of State Tom Kitt, TD.
		The department is responsible for the Irish Defence Forces; its primary concern is that of ensuring a secure and stable environment for the economic growth and development of the country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_Minister_for_Defence (178 words)

	Prime Minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While the modern office of Prime Minister developed in the UK the first actual usage of the word Prime Minister or Premiere Minstre was used by Cardinal Richelieu, when, in 1624 he was named to head the royal council as prime minister of France.
		The Prime Minister is formally the presiding minister of the Privy Council and the cabinet.
		Contrary to popular and journalistic belief, most prime ministers in parliamentary systems are not appointed for a specific term of office and in effect may remain in power through a number of elections and parliaments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister (2876 words)

	NATO Who is Who? EAPC Senior Government Officials
		Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus
		Minister of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania
		Minister of Defence of the Republic of Uzbekistan
	www.nato.int /cv/eapc-0012.htm (735 words)

	ireland.com - The Irish Times - SPECIAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Civil Defence was designed to undertake non-combatant activities and measures to afford defence against or mitigate the effects on persons and property of an attack on the State or of hazards otherwise arising during a time of war or emergency such as from radioactive fallout or biological or chemical warfare.
		The Defence Act, 1954 provides that military command of and all executive and administrative powers in relation to the Defence Forces are vested in the Government and are exercised through and by the Minister for Defence.
		The Defence Act, 1954 makes provision for the Council of Defence, which may be convened by the Minister for Defence, and otherwise comprises the Minister of State, the Secretary General of the Department, who also acts as secretary to the Council, the Chief of Staff and the two Deputy Chiefs of Staff.
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/special/2000/defence/sect7.htm (4121 words)

	Dail Debates Official Report - 26-10-00
		O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence if he attended the informal meeting of the EU Defence Ministers on 20 November 2000; if he will give details of the delegation attending the meeting; the main issues raised by him; and the outcome of the meetings in so far as Ireland is concerned.
		Ireland's commitment of up to 850 members of the Defence Forces to the EU headline goal is to be met from within the United Nations standby arrangements system commitment of 850 members on overseas service at any time.
		It is equally clear that the mounting of an abusive and personalised attack on the Minister for Defence by a serving officer in full uniform is, in all circumstances, wholly and entirely inappropriate.
	www.irlgov.ie /debates-00/6dec/sect8.htm (11899 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 2 - 28 April, 1922 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
		The Minister for Defence replied that permission must first be asked from the Dáil to hold this Convention; that the proposal contained in the resolution was a proposal to change the supreme control of the Army and was entirely outside the constitutional powers vested in the Dáil Cabinet by the Dáil.
		The Minister of Defence in his replies to me, with a dissimulation and want of candour which is not natural to him, but which he must have recently acquired, did not explicitly deny that this agreement was made but tried to insinuate that such an agreement was not made.
		The Minister of Defence quite obviously was satisfied as to the justice of that demand, for he assented to the summoning of that Convention.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/DT/D.S.192204280004.html (11288 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 515 - 29 February, 2000 - Private Members' Business. - White Paper on Defence: Motion.
		Dáil Éireann commends the Minister for Defence for the completion of the first White Paper on Defence, which sets out a strategy to the year 2010 to modernise and develop the Defence Forces to ensure that they are capable of fulfilling the roles laid down by Government and to maintain an effective civil defence capability.
		Ireland's participation in NATO led UN mandated forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Kosovo are examples of the type of situations in which Ireland can benefit from participation in PfP, because much of the preparation and training for these new style missions is undertaken by countries under the auspices of PfP.
		The emerging scenario must be set in the context of Ireland's membership of the UN and does not take from Ireland's belief in the primacy of the United Nations as the principal institution in the development of international relations and the promotion of peace and security.
	historical-debates.oireachtas.ie /D/0515/D.0515.200002290019.html (12766 words)

	Dail Debates Official Report - 17-05-00
		In that regard, the recent report to the Minister for Public Enterprise and the Minister for Finance on the future of Aer Rianta considered the possibility of a second airport in the Dublin area and this was considered in the context of Baldonnel Aerodrome.
		Penrose asked the Minister for Defence if he expects that the Defence Forces will continue to be in a position to meet all requirements for personnel for UN duty abroad from volunteers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
		Hogan asked the Minister for Defence if there is difficulty at present in recruiting adequate numbers to serve in the Lebanon; the number of personnel who have been requested as opposed to those who volunteered to serve; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
	www.irlgov.ie /debates-00/17may/sect4.htm (6146 words)

	ireland.com - The Irish Times - SPECIAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		As changes in the Defence Forces were dealt with earlier in the White Paper, this chapter examines the civil branches of the Department of Defence and their role in the management of defence and the process of strategic change.
		The role, structure and organisation of the Department of Defence stem directly from the statutory responsibilities of the Minister for Defence and from the corpus of legislation covering defence and the civil service as a whole.
		The Department of Defence was established by the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924, which assigns to the Department "the administration and business of the raising, training, organisation, maintenance, equipment, management, discipline, regulation and control according to law of the military defence forces".
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/special/2000/defence/sect8.htm (2240 words)

	Civil Defence Ireland - Official Web Site
		The Civil Defence Bill was passed by the Dáil on 26th March 2002, it then passed all stages in the Seanad, without further amendment, on Thursday 4th April 2002.
		A Commencement Order was signed by the Minister for Defence in June 2002 initiating only those sections of the Act necessary to appoint the members of the Civil Defence Board.
		Advising the Minister on policy matters relating to Civil Defence as the Minister may request or as the Board may consider appropriate.
	civildefence.ie /cdweb.nsf/documents/4AE412A6F437849180256E8B003AFA35 (455 words)

	[25 Jan 1999] SG/T/2164 : ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN IRELAND, 20-23 JANUARY
		At the conclusion of their talks the Secretary-General and the Foreign Minister held a joint press conference during which the Secretary-General expressed his appreciation for Ireland's important and historic role in peacekeeping operations, as well as its work in humanitarian fields.
		In brief remarks, the Minister of Defence welcomed the Secretary-General to Ireland and to the Military College and expressed, on behalf of the Government and the armed forces, their appreciation for his visit.
		The degree was conferred by Garret FitzGerald, Chancellor of the University.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/1999/19990125.sgt2164.html (1053 words)

	Defence / Departments / In the Dail / Home - Green Party / Comhaontas Glas
		Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the amount his Department paid in 2004 for car mileage expenses; the amount paid to cover rail and bus ticket expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
		Boyle asked the Minister for Defence if the position of British and French nuclear weapons has been discussed within the European security and defence policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
		Sargent asked the Minister for Defence if the latest public statement by a female recruit of Army bullying is accurate; his Department’s policy on bullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
	www.greenparty.ie /en/in_the_dail/departments/defence (354 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Beleaguered Defence Minister's accidental salute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Defence Minister Willie O’Dea today swapped his infamous gun-slinging pose in front of the cameras for a more unorthodox salute.
		The minister arrived for the photo-shoot, which the media had been promised would offer excellent photographic opportunities, guarded by an army of press and PR officers.
		The minister also revealed the headquarters of the Board in Roscrea, Co Tipperary would be ready early in the New Year.
	www.breakingnews.ie /2005/11/23/story231698.html (477 words)

	Department of Defence - Home Page
		The Department of Defence is one of the Government Departments primarily concerned with ensuring the secure and stable environment necessary for economic growth and development.
		Put simply, its job is to ensure that the Defence Forces are in a position to carry out the roles assigned to them by Government.
		As Minister of Defence I am fully committed to implementing the Defence agenda set out in the 2002 Agreed Programme for Government.
	www.defence.ie /website.nsf/home+page?openpage (274 words)

	Melanie Phillips’s Articles
		Even though the inquiry into the affair by Lord Hutton exonerated ministers and officials of virtually all charges, merely rebuking them for not having warned Dr Kelly that his name was about to be made public, the Government was still widely blamed for driving him to his death.
		Mr Baker claims that Lord Hutton was chosen at speed by a cabal around the Prime Minister because he was inexperienced and could be relied upon to toe the line.
		Ministers say it would be impossible to leave the Convention because that would trigger our exit from the separate EU.
	www.melaniephillips.com /articles (9893 words)

	Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		-ree") is a nation, a country, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom (along with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland).
		Wales is located in the south-west of Great Britain, and is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north.
		Two members of "Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru" – MAC (Welsh Defence Movement) – George Taylor and Alwyn Jones, the "Abergele Martyrs", were killed by a home made bomb at Abergele the day before the investiture ceremony.
	wales.iqnaut.net (1703 words)

	fluoridealert.org - My folder / Fluoride Alert News / Ireland / Health Minister's defence of fluoridation 'an ...
		Health Minister Micheal Martin's recent Dail defence of continued fluoridation has been compared to the worst type of Soviet science and the minister himself 'an embarrassment to the Irish medical profession'.
		Commenting on Minister Martin's Dail claim that his Fluoridation Forum took 'an evidence-based approach' towards fluoridation, Dr Connett dismissed it as outrageous since most of the scientific evidence of the health effects of fluoridation was simply ignored.
		Not only could the Swiss city councillors find no evidence that fluoridation actually prevents tooth decay, but they were worried that fluoridation's effects on bone (fluorosis) are downplayed as are the risks to babies and children.
	www.fluoridealert.org /pollution/1409.html (356 words)

	RTE News - Defence Minister praises Air Corps
		The Minister for Defence, Michael Smith, has praised the Air Corps for its 'exceptional level of performance' during Ireland's EU Presidency.
		Government ministers used the Air Corps' Ministerial Air Transport Service extensively to meet their presidency commitments.
		There were 177 missions during the six-month period earlier this year, compared with 158 missions during the whole of 2003.
	www.rte.ie /news/2004/0827/eu.html (89 words)

	RTE News - Minister for Defence outlines plans for FCA
		The Minister for Defence, Michael Smith, has outlined a development plan for the local defence force, the FCA, which, he said will result in stronger numbers and better equipment.
		Earlier today the Minister and the Chief of Staff both called on a District Judge to withdraw comments he made about the performance of Irish soldiers in the Lebanon.
		He said that because of the very serious nature of the work and the risks which soldiers take to restore peace, people who are sheltered at home should at least take time to understand what is happening.
	www.rte.ie /news/2000/1125/smith.html (262 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Sharon retains defence minister
		Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has confirmed he will keep Shaul Mofaz as his defence minister after victory in Tuesday's general election.
		Mr Sharon's office denied press reports that the defence portfolio might be offered to the Labour Party as part of a possible coalition deal.
		Shaul Mofaz became defence minister in November after completing a four-year period as the Israeli army's chief of staff.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/middle_east/2714437.stm (360 words)

	Who are we training? - Indymedia Ireland
		The extensive body of experience gained by the Permanent Defence Force during its involvement in various United Nations peacekeeping operations over many years is well reflected in the training courses provided by constituent colleges of the Defence Forces training centre, namely, the military college, the combat support college and the combat service support college.
		Is the Minister aware UN resolutions are regularly ignored by Israel and Russia and their forces have been involved in arbitrary detention, torture, disappearance and extrajudicial execution?
		Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the number of foreign soldiers to train in the Curragh each year for the past 10 years including a breakdown in terms of the countries of origin of these groups of soldiers and the type of training received.
	www.indymedia.ie /newswire.php?story_id=73362 (2077 words)

	NATO Who is Who? EAPC Senior Government Officials
		Minister of Foreign Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
		Minister of Defence of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
		Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan
	www.nato.int /cv/partners.htm (605 words)

	DEFENCE FORCES ACT, 1937 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Trusting in your fidelity to Ireland and loyalty to the Constitution and reposing special confidence in your courage, honour, good conduct, and intelligence, I...................................................
		the President of Ireland hereby, on the advice of the Government, constitute and appoint you to be an officer in the part of the Defence Forces known as..................................................................................
		You will exercise and train in arms and maintain in good order and discipline the soldiers and inferior officers serving under you who are hereby each and all enjoined and commanded to render you obedience as their superior officer.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /gen281937a.html (273 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| Australian defence minister quits
		The Australian Defence Minister, Robert Hill, has resigned his position and has left Australian national politics.
		As defence minister Mr Hill sent Australian troops to join the US-led coalition in Iraq and in Afghanistan.
		Mr Hill was elected to Australia's parliament in 1981, and was appointed defence minister in 2001.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4630296.stm (191 words)

	Anti War vigil as US Joint Chief of Staff meets Minister of Defence - Indymedia Ireland
		The gombeens that pass for Government Ministers & TD's parrot the line that 28,000 U.S. troops through Shannon Airport month does not mean Ireland is part of the war on Iraq which is as convincing as Ahern applauding the 100,000 on Feb 15th.
		The importance the citizens of these countries has given to the role of the UN in world affairs was amply illustrated in the anti-war demonstrations of early 2003, when the light-blue flags of the UN were much in evidence in Helsinki and Dublin.
		No one is questioning the defence of freedom, but our own `heroes` are commin home in bags mate and those alive are suffering from the effects uf DU.
	www.indymedia.ie /newswire.php?story_id=71022&results_offset=230 (2951 words)

	Introduction - The Irish Defence Forces
		The Defence Forces consist of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) and the Reserve Defence Force (RDF).
		The president is the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces.
		Military Command is exercised by the Government through the Minister for Defence.
	www.military.ie /introduction/index.html (270 words)

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