Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2016
798. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the funding that has been provided to County Meath over the previous three years, from 2014 to 2016, by project name, location and funding amount in tabular form. [37267/16]
Amharc ar fhreagra799. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the applications submitted for funding for projects from Meath County Council in each of the years 2014 to 2016, in tabular form; if the applications where successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37283/16]
Amharc ar fhreagra800. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the funding for projects in 2017 in County Meath to be provided by his Department by project name, location and funding amount, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37299/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 798 to 800, inclusive, together.
Expenditure by my Department is mainly on pay and allowances and the operational costs and capital investment across the Defence Forces. My Department does not provide funding on a geographic basis, with the limited exception of the funding provided from the Defence Vote in respect of Civil Defence and for the upgrade and development of military installations.
Civil Defence training and operations are funded by a combination of a central grant from the Department of Defence and a contribution from the relevant local authority on a 70/30 basis. The annual operational grant from Defence covers 70% of the running costs of Civil Defence each year and the Local Authority provides the remaining 30%. Applications for funding from Local Authorities are based on the actual expenditure incurred during the year and are submitted retrospectively.
Grants are also issued to the Local Authorities on application, from time to time, towards the purchase of vehicles and equipment. There are no outstanding grant applications from Meath County Council at present.
As funding is provided retrospectively, there are no details yet available in relation to funding for Meath County Council for 2017.
The relevant information in relation to County Meath, for the years 2014 to 2016, is presented in the following table.
Civil Defence Funding - Meath
|
Year |
Project |
Funding |
|
2014 |
Annual Operational Grant for Civil Defence |
€115,086 |
|
|
Fit-out of a new Communications Control Vehicle |
€5,000 |
|
|
Cost of Hepatitis Immunisation for Civil Defence volunteers |
€14,430 |
|
|
Participation in Rope Rescue Competition in Belgium |
€2,500 |
|
|
Swiftwater Rescue Equipment |
€3,000 |
|
2015 |
Annual Operational Grant for Civil Defence |
€117,536 |
|
|
Participation in Rope Rescue Comp., Belgium |
€3,000 |
|
|
Cost of Hepatitis Immunisation for Civil Defence volunteers |
€8,540 |
|
|
Grant towards the purchase of two vehicles |
€20,000 |
|
2016 |
Annual Operational Grant for Civil Defence |
€116,771 |
|
|
Cost of Hepatitis Immunisation for Civil Defence volunteers |
€4,910 |
|
|
Grant towards purchase of Search-Dog Vehicle |
€12,750 |
In relation to the upgrade and development of military installations, the following table provides the relevant figures for County Meath for the years 2014 to 2016, with an estimated €20,000 planned for 2017.
Upgrade of Military Installations - Meath
|
Year |
Location |
Funding |
|
2014 |
Gormanston Camp |
€7,486 |
|
2015 |
Gormanston Camp |
€81,720 |
|
2016 |
Gormanston Camp |
€118,693 |
