Written answers

Thursday, 1 February 2007

Department of Defence

Overseas Missions

5:00 pm

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 262: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount his Department has spent since June 1997 in chartering aircraft to transport equipment or personnel on UN missions abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2627/07]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The chartering of aircraft by the Defence Forces for the deployment of personnel and equipment to UN missions did not commence until October 1999. Prior to that date, aircraft were chartered by the United Nations and made available to Ireland on a direct provisioning basis in order to effect Defence Forces deployment, sustainment and withdrawal of its personnel and equipment.

The cost to the Defence Vote of aircraft charter to UN missions (deployment, sustainment and withdrawal of personnel and equipment) from 1999 to 2006 inclusive was as follows:

Yearâ'¬
1999432,193
2000681,659
20011,018,330
2002551,965
2003582,760
20041,482,660
20051,550,001
20061,891,768

Ireland is entitled to and does recoup from the UN the costs of deployment and rotation flights, included in the above figures, within limits agreed in advance with that body.

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