Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 15 Nov 1990

Vol. 402 No. 7

Written Answers. - Exchequer Cost of Northern Ireland Violence.

Peter Barry

Ceist:

29 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will update to 1990 the figures in Table 20 of The cost of Violence arising from the Northern Ireland Crisis since 1969 which was adopted by the New Ireland Forum on 3rd November, 1983.

Minister for Finance (Mr. A. Reynolds)

It is not possible to update all elements of the table in question. Information for part A of the table, dealing with Exchequer costs, is available up to, and including, 1989. This information is as follows:

Summary of Costs of the Violence for 1983-89 (inclusive) in 1982 Prices and Annual Average Exchange Rates.

	IR£m	Stg£m
Exchequer Costs
Exchequer Costs to Britain and the North
1. Extra Security Costs¹	4,496	3,859
2. Compensation for deaths, injuries and damage to property	213	182
	———	———
Sub-total	4,709	4,041
Exchequer costs to the South
1. Extra Security Costs	853	732
2. Compensation for damage to property²	2	2
	———	———
Sub-total	855	734
Total Exchequer Costs	5,564	4,775

It is not possible to update Part B of the table dealing with Economic Costs.

¹Includes the Premium Scheme for security staff.

²Information on compensation for death and injuries is not available.