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Monday, 11 September 2017

Department of Defence

Chaplaincy Services Expenditure

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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2099. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount paid to the Catholic Church for the employment of chaplains in the Defence Forces in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [37494/17]

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Chaplains of all faiths serving with the Defence Forces are paid directly by my Department from subhead A6 of the Defence Vote. The following table shows the amounts paid to Chaplains in respect of the years in question:

Year Amount €m
2014 €1.12
2015 €1.05
2016 €0.99
2017 to end July (provisional) €0.60

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