Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Excellent. I thank the Taoiseach for his remarks. I will now call out the individual programmes and subheadings on the relevant Votes. Vote 1, President's Establishment - Subheads, pages 1 to 7 of briefing notes from the Department: Programme 1, President's Establishment: Subhead A1 - Salaries, Wages and Allowances. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A2 - Travel and Subsistence. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A3 - Incidental Expenses. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A4 - Postal and Telecommunications services. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A5 - Office Machinery and Other office supplies. Any comments or questions? No. Programme 2, Centenarians' Bounty. Subhead Bl - Administration-Pay. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead B2 - Administration-non Pay. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead B3 - Centenarian Programme. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead C - Appropriations-in-Aid. Any comments or questions? No.

Vote 2, Department of the Taoiseach. Subheads, pages 11 to 45 in briefing note from the Department. Subhead Al - Salaries, Wages and Allowances. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A2 - Travel and Subsistence. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A3 - Incidental Expenses. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A4 - Postal and Telecommunications. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A5 - Office Equipment and external IT services. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A6 - Office Premises Expenses. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A7 - Consultancy Services. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A8 - EU Presidency. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead B - Appropriations in Aid. Any comments or questions? No.

Programme Expenditure: Subhead A3 - National Economic and Social Development Office. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A4 - Tribunal of Inquiry, payments to Messrs. C.J. Haughey and M. Lowry. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A5 - The Convention on the Constitution. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A6 - Referendum to abolish the Seanad. Any comments or questions? No.

Strategic Priorities: A. Jobs and Growth. Any comments or questions? No. B. Europe. Any comments or questions? No. C. Programme for Government. Any comments or questions? No. D. Service. Any comments or questions? No. E. Trust. Any comments or questions? No. F. Reform. Any comments or questions? No. G. Fairness. Any comments or questions? No. H. Peace. Any comments or questions? No.

Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General. Subheads, pages 49 to 64, in briefing from the Department. Subhead Al - Salaries, wages and allowances. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A2 (i) - Travel and subsistence. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A2 (ii) - Training and development, and incidental expenses. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A2 (iii) - Postal and telecommunications. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A2 (iv) - Office equipment and other office supplies. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A2 (vi) - Office premises expenses. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A2 (vii) - Consultancy services. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A2 (viii) - Contract legal expertise. Any comments or questions? No. Subhead A2 (ix) - EU Presidency. Any comments or questions? No.

Subhead A(iii) covers contributions to international organisations. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(iv) covers the Law Reform Commission grant-in-aid. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(v) covers general law expenses. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead B covers appropriations-in-aid. Are there any comments or questions? No.

I will skip Vote 4 and move to Vote 5, which covers the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The relevant sub-heads are set out in pages 77 to 86 in the briefing note from the Department. Subhead A(i) covers salaries, wages and allowances. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(ii) covers travel and subsistence. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(iii) covers training and development and incidental expenses. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(iv) covers postal and telecommuication services. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(v) covers office equipment and external IT services. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(vi) covers office premises expenses. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(vii) covers consultancy services and value-for-money and policy reviews. Are there any comments or questions? No. Input A3 refers to fees to counsel. Are there any comments or questions? No. Input A4 covers general law expenses. Are there any comments or questions? No. Input A5 covers local state solicitor services. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead B covers appropriations-in-aid. Are there any comments or questions? No.

Vote 6 covers the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and the relevant subheads are set out in pages 87 to 105 of the briefing note from the Department. Subhead A(i) covers salaries, wages and allowances. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(ii) covers travel and subsistence. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(iii) covers training and development. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(iv) covers postal and telecommunications. Are there any comments or questions? No.

Subhead A(v) covers office machinery and other office supplies and related services. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(vi) covers office premises expenses. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A(vii) covers consultancy services and value-for-money and policy reviews. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A3 covers external legal services. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A4 covers fees to counsel. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A5 covers general law expenses. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead B covers appropriations-in-aid. Are there any comments or questions? No.

I thank the Taoiseach and his officials for assisting the committee in the consideration of the Revised Estimates thus far.