Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance
Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised)
5:00 pm
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The spend was €598,000 compared to a budget of €541,000. We have sought an allocation of €585,000 for 2015 to reflect the expenditure pressures arising from an increase in European Union and international engagements. Of this allocation, approximately €105,000 is allocated for ministerial travel, including the Minister of State and ministerial drivers. Key items of expenditure under this budget in 2014 included the Minister for Finance accompanying the President to China and being involved in separate representational work there in parallel. The costs for 2015 include provision for the Minister of State's IFSC strategy trip to the Asian Financial Forum. There is increasing engagement for all policy units, such as with regard to the World Bank, combined with reduced recoupment percentages from the European Union. There are some expenditure pressures for technical reasons.
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