Written answers
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Department of Defence
Departmental Data
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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179. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 20 June 2023, the breakdown of the miscellaneous expenses incurred by his Department in the years ending 31 December 2013, 31 December 2014, and 31 December 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32460/23]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Subhead A.22 (Miscellaneous Expenditure) on the Defence Vote provides for a range of expenditure on miscellaneous items and services.
Expenditure incurred under this subhead is varied and includes expenses related to, inter alia, advertising, the operation of the National Emergency Coordination Centre (N.E.C.C.), the Military Service Pensions Archive, the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, and other general expenses that are not provided for elsewhere in the Vote.
A breakdown of expenditure over the specified timeframe is outlined in the table below.
Subhead A.22 (Miscellaneous Expenditure) 2013-2015;
Subhead | Miscellaneous Expenditure | 2013 € | 2014 € | 2015 € |
---|---|---|---|---|
A.22.1 | Expenditure on International Meetings, Ceremonies, etc | 118,450 | 142,370 | 147,397 |
A.22.2 | Advertisements | 140,999 | 122,067 | 178,155 |
A.22.3 | Subvention for Defence Forces Canteen Board | 338,000 | 42,707 | 46,922 |
A.22.4 | Grants for Representative Associations. | 143,141 | 140,014 | 197,823 |
A.22.5 | Books, periodicals, manuals, etc. | 146,054 | 209,225 | 184,264 |
A.22.6 | Other General Expenses | 532,058 | 695,253 | 756,308 |
A.22.7 | Military Service Pensions Archive | 505,227 | 445,278 | 389,212 |
A.22.8 | Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces | 361,003 | 317,042 | 311,212 |
A.22.9 | Grants to Veteran’s Associations | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
A.22.10 | National Emergency Co-Ordination Centre | 365,393 | 236,843 | 359,312 |
Totals* | 2,700,325 | 2,400,799 | 2,620,605 |
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