HC Deb 12 February 1920 vol 125 c235W
Mr. SWAN

asked the Secretary of State for War, what is the number of the Army of Occupation at present in Ireland, and the approximate cost per week?

Mr. CHURCHILL

The number of troops at present employed in Ireland is 41,000, and their weekly cost, on the basis shown on page 9 of Army Estimates, 1919–20, is £186,000. The number of troops normally employed in Ireland before the War was approximately 25,000.