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Defence Forces General Staff

The Chief of Staff (COS)

The Chief of Staff holds the rank of Lieutenant General and is assigned authority and responsibility by the Minister of Defence in respect of all staff duties connected with the executive management of the Defence Forces. The Chief of Staff is responsible for Strategic Planning and Public Relations in particular. The current Chief of Staff is Lieutenant General Dermot Earley.

Deputy Chiefs of Staff

The remaining duties, which are more executive in nature are delegated to the two Deputy Chiefs of Staff - one tasked with operations matters Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations) (D COS Ops) and the other with support matters Deputy Chief of Staff (Support).