Departmental Expenditure

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Questions (361)

Carol Nolan

Question:

361. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 24 February 2026, the total expenditure on agency medical personnel that is, nurses, lab technicians and other specialist roles across the Defence Forces in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and the budgeted figure for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28411/26]

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Minister for Defence

The information sought by the Deputy has been requested from the military authorities. It has not been possible to collate the data within the time frame available. I will revert to the Deputy when the information has been provided.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Orders.

I refer to the above-referenced Parliamentary Question and my original reply stating that it was not possible to provide the required information within the timeframe available. I am now in a position to do so. Please see the relevant information below, with apologies for the delay:

The total expenditure on agency medical personnel that is, nurses, lab technicians and other specialist roles across the Defence Forces in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and the budgeted figure for 2026.

I am informed by the military authorities that the total expenditure on agency medical personnel in the requested period is as follows:

Year	Total (incl. VAT)
2025	€1,791,197
2024	€1,523,623
2023	€1,501,637

Expenditure on all medical services provided to Defence Forces personnel, including agency medical personnel, is met from Subhead A18, the allocation for which is €13.4m for 2026.