Departmental Expenditure.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 July 2006

Thursday, 6 July 2006

Questions (723)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

726 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the non-Governmental agencies or organisations his Department has provided funding to in 2004, 2005, and 2006; the amount of funding provided to each in each year; the number of applications for funding submitted to his Department in total; the number of these applications which were refused; the reason for same; the percentage of his Department’s overall annual budget such funding equates to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27392/06]

Written answers

Minister for Defence (Mr. O’Dea)

In general my Department does not provide funding of the kind envisaged in the Question. However, a grant-in-aid is paid each year from the Defence Vote to the Irish Red Cross Society. The amounts paid in 2004 and 2005 were €866,000 and €880,000 respectively. The amount provided in this year's Estimate is €910,000. The Department also bears the cost of military personnel seconded to the Defence Forces Representative Associations as well as the cost of office accommodation and postal and telecommunications services.