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Tuesday, 4 July 2023

Department of Defence

Departmental Data

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine 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]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál 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
*subject to rounding

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