Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 May 2021
147. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the amount of annual funding dedicated to the CIS unit in the Defence Forces for each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28621/21]
View answerVote 36 Defence is delivered under a single programme entitled ‘Defence Policy and Support, Military Capabilities and Operational Outputs’, and dedicated funding by Corps is not identified separately in the budgetary process. In line with this approach, funding for the Communications and Information Services (CIS) Corps in respect of pay and allowances and other support and operational costs is provided for within the appropriate Subheads of the Defence Vote.
The Communications and Information Services (CIS) Corps has responsibility for the development and operation of Communications and Information Technology supports across the Defence Forces. Expenditure on the provision of these specific supports by the CIS Corps is accounted for under Subhead A.15 (Defence Forces: Communications and Information Technology), of the Defence Vote. Expenditure on Defence Communications and Information Technology services in any given year reflects the status and progression of projects in that year, in response to assessed and prioritised operational requirements.
Expenditure from 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, under Subhead A15 (Defence Forces: Communications and Information Technology), is set out in the table below.
|
YEAR |
A.15: Defence Forces: Communications and Information Technology Expenditure €m |
|
2016 |
11.09 |
|
2017 |
11.18 |
|
2018 |
13.26 |
|
2019 |
13.13 |
|
2020 |
15.39 |
|
2021 |
4.51 (to 24 May) |
