asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money due to this country by the United Nations in respect of our participation in UNIFIL.
Written Answers. - Reimbursement by the UN.
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Of the total of £61.8 million due in respect of service by Irish contingents with UNIFIL for the period to March 1987, the sum of £42.2 million has been reimbursed by the United Nations, thus leaving £19.6 million outstanding. It should however be noted that for the period from the establishment of the force in 1978 to March 1987 the net extra cost (that is excluding normal pay and allowances) of maintaining our contingent with UNIFIL has not exceeded the total reimbursements received from the United Nations. The Government nevertheless are of the view that the United Nations should be in a position to make full reimbursements to troop contributors and will continue to press vigorously for this.