asked the Minister for Defence if he will state what is the daily food ration provided for soldiers, and what is the estimated cost of same per man.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - FOOD RATIONS OF SOLDIERS AND CURRAGH INTERNEES.
TOMAS MAC EOIN
TOMAS MAC EOIN
asked the Minister for Defence if he will state what was the daily food ration provided for men recently interned at the Curragh Camp, and what was the cost of same per man.
I shall answer questions Nos. 12 and 13 together:—
SCALE OF RATIONS FOR OFFICERS, N.C.O.'s AND MEN.
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DAILY RATION. |
ALTERNATIVES. |
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Bread |
16 ozs. |
ozs. |
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Butter |
2 ,, |
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Tea |
0? ,, |
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Sugar |
2¾ ,, |
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Potatoes |
14 ,, |
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Meat |
8 ,, |
(12 ozs. with bone) |
Fish, fresh, when issued for dinner for fast days In lieu of fish 2 eggs, |
8 |
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Milk |
½ pint |
Tinned fish |
7 |
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Bacon Tinned Milk, 16oz. tin (nett 14 oz.) to 8 men. |
6 |
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Cabbage |
8 ozs. |
Carrots |
4 |
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Parsnips |
4 |
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Onions |
2 |
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Turnips |
4 |
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Peas |
1½ |
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Beans |
1½ |
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Bacon Rashers |
3 ozs. |
1½ ozs. Bacon and 2 ozs. Sausage. |
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1½ ozs. Bacon and 1 egg. |
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4 ,, Black and White Pudding. |
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4 ,, Sausage. |
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1½ ,, Bacon and 2 ozs. Pudding. |
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4 ,, Tinned Tomatoes and 1½ ozs. Bacon. |
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1½ ,, Bacon and 2 ozs. Liver. |
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4 ,, Liver. |
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4 ,, Kippered Herring. |
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Jam |
0½ oz. |
2 Eggs. |
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1 Egg and 1 oz. Oatmeal. |
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Rice |
1 oz. |
Cheese |
1 |
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Marmalade |
0½ |
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Sago |
1 |
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Tapioca |
1 |
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1 oz. Jam and 1 oz. Flour. |
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Salt |
0? oz. |
1 ,, Marmalade and 1 oz. Flour. |
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Pepper |
1 oz. |
to every 100 men |
2 ,, Dried Fruit and 1 oz. Flour. |
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Mustard |
1 oz. |
to every 100 men |
to every |
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The estimated cost per person per day is 1s. 9d. |
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SCALE OF RATIONS FOR MEN IN TERNED AT THE CURRAGH CAMP IN 1923: |
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Bread |
16 ozs. |
ozs. |
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Butter |
2 ,, |
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Tea |
0½ ,, |
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Sugar |
2½ ,, |
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Potatoes |
14 ,, |
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Meat |
12 ,, |
Bacon (1 day a week) Fish, 8 ozs., or 2 eggs on fast days, |
8 |
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Milk |
½ pint a man or 1 |
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tin Condensed Milk for 20 men. |
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Oatmeal |
2 ozs. |
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Rice or Sago |
2 ,, |
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Fresh vegetables |
8 ,, |
Peas or Beans |
2 |
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The estimated cost per man per day was 1s. 9d. |
Is the cost the same in both cases? I do not know if the Minister stated the cost of the present ration.
The estimated cost in both cases is the same, namely, 1/9. I should add that for the half-year up to the 30th September the actual cost of the ration for the Army is 1/6, but we have to estimate at the commencement of the year for the entire year, and during the period from September to March provisions such as milk and butter are dearer.
Is it correct to state that a soldier on leave gets a ration allowance of 1s. 10d.?
Yes.
How does that compare with the 1s. 9d.?
A soldier on leave gets an allowance of 1s. 10d., as it is estimated that he cannot get food outside as cheaply as we can give to him inside with competition.