Clare Daly
Question:135. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the defence budget allocation for officers and enlisted personnel, respectively, in 2019. [46701/18]
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Questions (135, 136)
Clare Daly
Question:136. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the defence budget allocation for officers and enlisted personnel, respectively, in each of the years from 2015 to 2018. [46702/18]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 together.
The pay of Officers and Enlisted Personnel of the Permanent Defence Force is provided for in Subhead A.3 of Vote 36 – Defence. The following table sets out the budget allocations for this subhead for the years 2015 to 2018.
|
A.3 Permanent Defence Force: Pay |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Officers (incl Army Nursing Service) |
€83.2m |
€83.2m |
€82.7m |
€83.7m |
|
Enlisted Personnel |
€299.3m |
€297.9m |
€299.5m |
€307.5m |
|
Social Welfare – Employer’s Contributions |
€35.0m |
€35.0m |
€35.0m |
€37.0m |
The breakdown of the 2019 budget allocation has not yet been finalised.