Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Department of Defence
Departmental Bodies
9:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 585: To ask the Minister for Defence the statutory bodies for which he has responsibility; and the date of establishment of each of these statutory bodies. [3087/08]
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 586: To ask the Minister for Defence the annual operating cost for each of the past five years of each statutory body for which he has responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3102/08]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 585 and 586 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables.
| Civil Defence Board Established on 7 May 2003 under the Civil Defence Act 2002 | |
| Year | Budget |
| € | |
| 2003 | 5,579,000 |
| 2004 | 5,593,000 |
| 2005 | 5,767,000 |
| 2006 | 5,928,000 |
| 2007 | 6,099,000 |
| Army Pensions Board Established under Section 5 of the Army Pensions Act 1927. | |
| Date of enactment of the Army Pensions Act 1927 was 30 April 1927. | |
| Year | Expenditure |
| € | |
| 2003 | 86,275.52 |
| 2004 | 89,944.13 |
| 2005 | 97,060.27 |
| 2006 | 100,089.72 |
| 2007 | 107,000.00 |
In addition to the foregoing, the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces was established on 1 December 2005 under the Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2005. Whilst the Office of the Ombudsman is funded from the Defence Vote, the Ombudsman is independent in the performance of her functions. The amount paid from the Defence Vote since the establishment of the Office is as follows:
13 months ended 31 December 2006 — €289,249
The year ended 31 December 2007 — €597,765.
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