David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Subhead A.5 deals with compensation payments, lump sum compensation by the Department for service-related deaths of members of the Permanent Defence Force while serving overseas with the United Nations and on certain other missions. There were no such payments in 2014. The scheme is demand-led and non-discretionary.

Subhead A.6 concerns medical appliances and travelling and incidental expenses. It includes miscellaneous expenses, travel and medical examination expenses incurred by applicants for military disability pensions.

Subhead B - appropriations-in-aid, receipts, includes contributions to the pensions schemes by officers, NCOs, private soldiers and so on. The next subhead makes provision for Defence Forces' pension benefits. That concludes our discussion of Vote 35.

On Vote 36, there are quite a lot of subheads which we will go through one at a time. If members have questions or comments, they should let me know. The first subhead is subhead A.1 - administration and pay.