Written answers
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Exchequer Savings
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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771. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer of 1%, 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to travel and expenses for his Department. [34592/13]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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My Department’s travel and subsistence allocation for 2013, including Met Éireann , is €1,525,000. The saving that would be associated with a 1%, 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to the travel and subsistence allocation is set out in the table.
Reductions | Amounts |
---|---|
1% | €15,250 |
5% | €76,250 |
7% | €106,750 |
10% | €152,500 |
12% | €183,000 |
15% | €228,750 |
17% | €259,250 |
20% | €305,000 |
Because of exceptional costs associated with Ireland’s role in hosting the EU Presidency, an additional travel and subsistence allocation of €830,000 was set aside specifically for this particular purpose in 2013 . This allocation is not included in the calculations set out in the table.
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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772. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to training and development for his Department. [34608/13]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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My Department's learning & development allocation for 2013 is €316,000, and the allocation for learning & development in Met Éireann for 2013 is €70,000. This is in respect of 779 WTE staff at 1 January 2013. The savings that would be associated with a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to the learning and development allocations are set out in the table:
Department | Met Éireann |
Reductions | Amounts | Reductions | Amounts |
---|---|---|---|
5% | €15,800 | 5% | €3,500 |
7% | €22,120 | 7% | €4,900 |
10% | €31,600 | 10% | €7,000 |
12% | €37,920 | 12% | €8,400 |
15% | €47,400 | 15% | €10,500 |
17% | €53,720 | 17% | €11,900 |
20% | €63,200 | 20% | €14,000 |
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