Written answers
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Coast Guard Services
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding provided to the Irish Coast Guard in each of the years 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; the budget allocation for same in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48265/19]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The following funding figures are inclusive of both capital and current allocations.
The majority of Current spend is on the IRCG Helicopter contract.
The bulk of capital expenditure relates to programme spend by the Irish Coast Guard, including provision for a building programme, IT upgrades, vehicle and boat fleet renewal, pollution equipment and maintenance of telecommunications infrastructure.
Year | Irish Coast Guard Funding (€'000) |
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2020 | 76,475 |
2019 | 77,235 |
2018 | 74,004 |
2017 | 71,485 |
2016 | 70,085 |
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