Written answers
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Expenditure
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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547. To ask the Minister for Defence the amount spent on peace keeping operations over each of the past five years; and if he will itemise the spend. [25907/13]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Amounts paid in respect of the remuneration of military personnel serving with UN and EU peace support operations, together with travel and subsistence and transportation costs - troops and freight - for each of the past five years, are set out in the table below. Equipment costs are not included in the figures, as equipment is generally not procured for a specific mission.
UN and EU Missions | 2012€000 | 2011€000 | 2010€000 | 2009€000 | 2008€000 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MINURCAT ( Chad 15/3/09-20/5/10) | 21,217 | 28,458 | |||
UNIFIL (Lebanon from 30/5/11) | 32,474 | 19,982 | |||
KFOR (Kosovo) | 1,270 | 1,285 | 7,794 | 20,104 | 22,048 |
EUFOR (Bosnia Herzegovina) | 869 | 2,720 | 3,968 | 4,079 | 4,048 |
EUFOR (CHAD up to 14/3/09) | 13,820 | 39,133 | |||
Other UN and EU Missions | 3,837 | 2,893 | 3,710 | 4,098 | 4.181 |
38,450 | 26,880 | 36,689 | 70,559 | 69,410 |
Arrangements for the reimbursement of certain costs have been agreed with the UN. Amounts actually received from the UN in the relevant years are
- | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | €000 | €000 | €000 | €000 | €000 |
Total Amount received | 9,204 | 3,662 | 7,108 | 2,667 | 251 |
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