Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chairperson and wish a good morning to the Minister and his officials. Thank you all for being here this morning. As this is very technical, I do not have half a million questions, but I have a few. Could we get a detailed breakdown and itemised expenditure report showing exactly where the savings are? The Minister has given us an overview. The report could show the specific details of where the underspend and savings have occurred. It would be useful to have it, if you could provide that to the committee. I appreciate you might not have it, but if you could circulate that, it would be helpful.

Sorry if I jump around but I will turn to where the Minister referred to the €4.94 million in savings coming from the Department's administration pay budget and the allocation to the Corporate Enforcement Authority, with difficulties experienced with recruitment in a tight labour market. Are these jobs that are currently vacant but not filled, for which there is money which will be reallocated? Does that mean the suppression of the post or will those jobs be advertised in the new year?