Mary Coughlan
Ceist:592 Miss Coughlan asked the Minister for Defence the moneys paid in subsistence to each rank in each battalion in the Defence Forces for each of the years from 1992 to 1996. [1120/97]
Written Answers. - Defence Forces Payments.
Details of the total amounts of subsistence allowances paid to officers and enlisted personnel during the period in question are as follows:
|
Year |
Officers |
Enlisted Personnel |
|
£m |
£m |
|
|
1992 |
0.961 |
1.215 |
|
1993 |
0.903 |
1,261 |
|
1994 |
1.001 |
1.357 |
|
1995 |
0.956 |
1.346 |
|
1996 |
1.113 |
1.460 |
Unfortunately records are not currently maintained by my Department in a format which would enable the specific details sought by the Deputy to be extracted. I am satisfied that to do so would take an excessive and inordinate amount of work.