Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 November 2020
207. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if funding has been drawn from other funding sources or Departments in order to finance elements of the Defence Forces: if so, the amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37441/20]
View answerDefence Sector funding is provided through the annual Budgetary process, through allocations in respect of Vote 36 Defence and Vote 35 Army Pensions. The total gross allocation provided to the Defence Sector in Budget 2021 is €1,072.3 million, comprising of €809.7 million for Vote 36 and €262.6 million for Vote 35.
The Defence Vote receives reimbursements from the United Nations (UN) for certain Personnel and Equipment costs incurred by the Defence Forces on UN led operations. These reimbursements are in the form of Appropriations-in-Aid to the Defence Vote.
My Department has also secured approval in principle for EU funding available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational Programme (2014-2020) for a number of relevant projects. No payments have yet been received under this Programme.
