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Riot Training

Plebs · 2010-08-23 23:21:20

Under what circumstances can the Defence Forces aid the civil powers? Would the Minister have to request help? Or can someone lower down ask for help in say, an eco-riot on the West coast that's gotten out of control?

23-08-2010 11:21pm

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Under what circumstances can the Defence Forces aid the civil powers? Would the Minister have to request help? Or can someone lower down ask for help in say, an eco-riot on the West coast that's gotten out of control?

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#2 24-08-2010 12:23am

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Plebs wrote: »

Under what circumstances can the Defence Forces aid the civil powers? Would the Minister have to request help? Or can someone lower down ask for help in say, an eco-riot on the West coast that's gotten out of control?

To my knowledge , a Garda Superintendent , can in theory , request assistance from his nearest Army Barracks and while I am sure that would happen in non-confrontational situations like a missing person search I would guess that in practice troops getting involved in rioting would require a higher authority.
No doubt others here will know for sure.

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