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Defence Forces Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 June 2018

Thursday, 28 June 2018

Questions (92)

Clare Daly

Question:

92. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the budget in the past five years in Vote 35 Army Pensions and Vote 36 Defence. [28428/18]

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Details of the original gross budget allocations for Vote 35 Army Pensions and Vote 36 Defence for the past five years (2013-2017) are outlined in the table.

 

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Vote 35 Army   Pensions

 €214.8m

 €221.0m

 €221.0m

 €223.7m

 €229.6m

Vote 36 Defence

€681.3m

 €677.8m

 €677.3m

 €681.8m

 €691.8m

Total

€896.1m

€898.8m

€898.3m

€905.5m

€921.4m

In the years in question the Army Pensions Vote required Supplementary Estimates, with corresponding amounts saved on the Defence Vote. The amounts of the gross Supplementary Estimates in each of the years are outlined in the table below.

Supplementary

Estimate

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Vote 35 Army   Pensions

€9m

€4.7m

€6.5m

€11m

€11m

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