Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform
Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
2:00 pm
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source
There is no particular reason other than they have never spent €1 million. Last year, they expended €593,000. The year before, it was €587,000, the year before that, it was €515,000, and the year before that, it was €568,000. In 2005, it was €358,000. We put in a figure of €1 million in order that we do not have to bring in a Supplementary Estimate for this in the event it might be required. However, it is a drawdown Vote. It is not an expenditure item until it occurs.
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