Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
2099. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount paid to the Catholic Church for the employment of chaplains in the Defence Forces in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [37494/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraChaplains of all faiths serving with the Defence Forces are paid directly by my Department from subhead A6 of the Defence Vote. The following table shows the amounts paid to Chaplains in respect of the years in question:
|
Year |
Amount €m |
|
2014 |
€1.12 |
|
2015 |
€1.05 |
|
2016 |
€0.99 |
|
2017 to end July (provisional) |
€0.60 |
