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Defence Forces Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 May 2013

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Questions (547)

John Deasy

Question:

547. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on peace keeping operations over each of the past five years; and if he will itemise the spend. [25907/13]

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Amounts paid in respect of the remuneration of military personnel serving with UN and EU peace support operations, together with travel and subsistence and transportation costs - troops and freight - for each of the past five years, are set out in the table below. Equipment costs are not included in the figures, as equipment is generally not procured for a specific mission.

UN and EU Missions

2012 - €000

2011 - €000

2010 - €000

2009 - €000

2008 - €000

MINURCAT ( Chad 15/3/09-20/5/10)

21,217

28,458

UNIFIL (Lebanon from 30/5/11)

32,474

19,982

KFOR (Kosovo)

1,270

1,285

7,794

20,104

22,048

EUFOR (Bosnia Herzegovina)

869

2,720

3,968

4,079

4,048

EUFOR (CHAD up to 14/3/09)

13,820

39,133

Other UN and EU Missions

3,837

2,893

3,710

4,098

4.181

38,450

26,880

36,689

70,559

69,410

Arrangements for the reimbursement of certain costs have been agreed with the UN. Amounts actually received from the UN in the relevant years are

-

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

-

€000

€000

€000

€000

€000

Total Amount received

9,204

3,662

7,108

2,667

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