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Thursday, 13 July 2017

Department of Defence

Capital Expenditure Programme

Photo of Fergus O'DowdFergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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1337. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the investment by his Department since March 2016 in County Louth and parts of east County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34064/17]

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Expenditure by my Department is mainly on pay and allowances and the operational costs and capital investment across the Defence Forces. My Department does not provide funding on a geographic basis, with the limited exception of the funding provided from the Defence Vote in respect of Civil Defence and for the upgrade and development of military installations. The relevant information in relation to County Meath and County Louth for the requested periods in 2016 and 2017 is presented in the following table:

March 2016 – July 2017Amount
Meath
Civil Defence Payments (Operational and Equipment Grants) €203,419
Upgrade of Military Installations (Gormanston Camp) €371,567
Louth
Civil Defence Payments (Operational and Equipment Grants) €94,700
Upgrade of Military Installations (Aiken Barracks) €178,161

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