Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This question is fairly straightforward. At a time when we continue to see more members of the Defence Forces leave than join each year, could the Tánaiste outline how much money from his Department was actually surrendered back to the Exchequer in 2023, the reason these allocated funds were unspent and whether he expects his Department to surrender further funds in 2024?

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