Written answers

Thursday, 28 June 2018

Department of Defence

Defence Forces Funding

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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92. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the budget in the past five years in Vote 35 Army Pensions and Vote 36 Defence. [28428/18]

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Details of the original gross budget allocations for Vote 35 Army Pensions and Vote 36 Defence for the past five years (2013-2017) are outlined in the table.

20132014201520162017
Vote 35 Army Pensions€214.8m€221.0m€221.0m€223.7m€229.6m
Vote 36 Defence€681.3m€677.8m€677.3m€681.8m€691.8m
Total€896.1m€898.8m€898.3m€905.5m€921.4m

In the years in question the Army Pensions Vote required Supplementary Estimates, with corresponding amounts saved on the Defence Vote. The amounts of the gross Supplementary Estimates in each of the years are outlined in the table below.

Supplementary

Estimate
20132014201520162017
Vote 35 Army Pensions€9m€4.7m€6.5m€11m€11m

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