asked the Minister for Defence if he will state the total cost incurred on the Curragh internment camp to date, indicating the amount of extra allowances paid to N.C.O.s and officers of the camp commandant's staff.

The expenditure associated with the internment camp which would not have arisen in the ordinary course amounts to date to approximately £11,050. This figure includes additional remuneration of £446 paid to the officers of the camp staff and £1,316 to non-commissioned officers.