Expenditure by my Department is mainly on pay and allowances and the operational costs and capital investment across the Defence Forces. My Department does not provide funding on a geographic basis, with the limited exception of the funding provided from the Defence Vote in respect of Civil Defence and for the maintenance and upgrade of Departmental buildings and military installations.
Details of amounts spent, for County Galway, from 2016 to date are as follows:
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019 to date
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Civil Defence - Annual Operational Grant
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€86,562
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€90,765
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€95,430
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Nil
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Civil Defence - Other Grants (vehicles/equipment)
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€6,970
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€23,000
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Nil
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Nil
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Maintenance and Upgrade of Departmental Buildings and Military Installations
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€274,598
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€225,231
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€497,305
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€8,880
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In addition, a further €20,368 is due to be drawn down in 2019 in relation to projects for the maintenance and upgrade of Departmental buildings and military installations in County Galway.