David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence regarding allowances for Defence Forces overseas deployment; the reduction in these allowances proposed in the Budget and the amount this reduction will yield per annum

David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of civilian employees attahced to military installations and his plans to reduce these numbers and yield of any such reduction

Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence how administrative efficiencies will be effected in 2011 to achieve the €3 million in savings as proposed in the Budget

To ask the Minister for Defence the details of promotions of Commissioned Officers, non-Commissioned Officer and those promoted to non-commissioned office rank in the Defence Forces in 2010 and will he make a statement on the matter