Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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689. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount due and paid to Ireland from the UN as part of the peacekeeping contract over the past three years; the amounts outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33721/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The United Nations reimburses some personnel and Contingent Owed Equipment costs in respect of contributions to UN led operations. Rates of reimbursement, fixed in accordance with UN categories of equipment and personnel, are agreed in a Memorandum of Understanding between Ireland and the UN for each mission. The timing of the receipt of reimbursements is dependent on the financial situation at the UN.

Receipts from the United Nations from 2017 to 2019 and amounts outstanding at year end are set out in the table below. These receipts include amounts due from the previous year as reimbursements are received in arrears. All amounts outstanding from the UN at year end have been received.

Receipts amounting to €8.4m have been received from the UN, to date in 2020. The UN has advised that it is currently processing further reimbursements due to Ireland and these can expected to be received before the end of the year and during Quarter 1, 2021.