Government spent almost €3 million on chartered flights to send Irish troops abroad

Image: Alamy Stock Photo Image: Alamy Stock Photo THE DEPARTMENT OF Defence spent almost €3m in a five year period renting aircraft and on civilian flight tickets to ferry Irish troops to peacekeeping missions across the world, according to newly-revealed documents.

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform refused the request, insisting no such records were available. Berry has said that the spend could have been much higher but for an agreement with the United Nations for it to cover the cost of half of the flights annually to and from certain missions. Cathal Berry, TD, has called repeatedly for funding for a long distance, heavy lift Air Corps operated aircraft.

The UN covers an “overseas allowance payment” for troops serving on behalf of the international body, while their wages are paid by the Irish Government.

It would be cheaper at twice the cost than our dad's army buying and maintaining a couple transport planes to use twice a year

It would be money well spent if they were in 'peace enforcement' capacity roles rather than these farcical 'peace keeping' roles...their current assignments etc. are so irrelevant, it's not funny.

The green will have them cycling soon it will take them longer but that's green way

So less than 600,000 a year? Doesn't sound unreasonable

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