Question follow-through · 116134
Republic of Ireland: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Irish Defence Forces have undertaken training in the UK in each year for which records are available and what arrangements exist for cost recovery.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 6 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- Morocco: Security · 18 Mar 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Irish Defence Forces have undertaken training in the UK in each year for which records are available and what arrangements exist for cost recovery.
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Mar 2026
Answer published
Since 2017, a total of 158 members of the Irish Defence Forces have undertaken training on UK Ministry of Dfence-run courses. All costs have been fully funded by Ireland, including course fees and associated expenses.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Morocco: Security
18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to make changes to the UK-Morocco security partnership in the context of recent events in the Middle East and North Africa region.