Michael McGrath
Question:489. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the amount expended by his Department on Civil Defence for 2011. [43352/12]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 October 2012
489. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the amount expended by his Department on Civil Defence for 2011. [43352/12]
View answerMy Department funds the Civil Defence Board by way of an annual grant-in-aid payment, that amounted to €5.585 million in 2011. The main items of expenditure in 2011 are as follows.
Grants to Local Authorities for Civil Defence |
€2,944,244 |
Insurance |
€188,676 |
Central Purchases for Local Authority Civil Defence |
€893,675 |
Central Expenses |
€95,497 |
Central Training |
€216,302 |
Staff Costs |
€1,286,268 |
Board Members Expenses |
€36,188 |
Total expenditure |
€5,660,850 [1] |
[1] The total includes a carry-over in funding from 2010.