Strategy Statement 2008 - 2010 - Department of Defence

Strategy Statement 2008 – 2010 | Department of Defence & Defence Forces
The measures set out in this Strategy Statement for the Office of Emergency
Planning underline the importance that the Government places on Emergency
Planning. As Chairman of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning, I
have responsibility for the coordination and oversight of emergency planning.
The goal continues to be that State Bodies will react quickly and effectively to
any large-scale emergency and that response arrangements must continue to
be characterised by effective management of all aspects of emergency
planning. The opening of the National Emergency Coordination Centre as a
dedicated facility, which is available at all times to the Government and the
Agencies of the State, for managing major emergencies, represented the
culmination of much hard work. It is a key facility within the overall
architecture being put in place by Government to ensure a high readiness
response capacity within the State’s overall emergency framework and to
support public confidence in the State’s emergency arrangements.
This Strategy Statement covers both the Department of Defence and the
Defence Forces. Achieving the outlined high level goals will require a
concerted effort from all staff, both civil and military, in the Defence
Organisation. I am confident that this will be achieved under the leadership of
the Secretary General and the Chief of Staff and they have my full support
with its implementation.
Willie O’Dea T.D.
Minister for Defence
August 2008
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