Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 January 2017
1727. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline all funding announcements made by him or by his Department for projects in County Mayo since January 2015, in tabular form; the details of each project; the status of each project at 31 December 2016; the amount of funding drawn down at 31 December 2016; and the reason for the delay in the project or funding draw-down. [1056/17]
View answerExpenditure by my Department is mainly on pay and allowances, operational costs and capital investment across the Defence Forces. My Department does not provide funding on a geographic basis, with the limited exception of funding provided from the Defence Vote to local authorities in respect of Civil Defence and for the upgrade and development of military installations.
There was no funding provided from the Defence Vote for the upgrade and development of military installations for County Mayo for 2015 and 2016. The figures in relation to payments to Mayo County Council in respect of Civil Defence funding are presented in the following table:
Civil Defence Funding - Mayo
|
2015 |
Annual Operational Grant for Civil Defence |
€78,288 |
|
- |
Grant towards re-spray and signage of Toyota Landcruiser |
€3,000 |
|
2016 |
Annual Operational Grant for Civil Defence |
€82,370 |
|
- |
Grant towards purchase of Landrover Discovery |
€ 25,000 |
