Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

As the Deputy and the House will be aware from my answer, there is sufficient provision to meet the cost of the proposed deployment to UNIFIL in 2011. This arises, mainly, because of the reduction in other missions. We made a substantial contribution to KFOR. The Chad mission, because of the nature of the terrain, inaccessibility and the huge cost of transporting equipment, tended to be very expensive. Set-up costs will arise in 2011 with regard to setting up in Lebanon. However, because of the nature of the UN operation there and the fact that it has been there for so long, the set-up costs will be considerably less than they might be in other instances. That will cut into the budget in the way it might in other instances. I strongly believe that we have sufficient to deal with all contingencies that might arise in relation to our commitment to overseas service.

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