Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform

Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)

6:40 pm

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I will be clear about this. There is a Supplementary Estimate under sub-heading A1. This deals with superannuation allowances, compensation allowances, pensions and children's allowances. There is a requirement under that for an extra €316,000. That is the question I asked about pensions. Under sub-heading A2, there is a Supplementary Estimate required of €808,000. This sub-heading deals with payments under the contributory pension scheme for spouses of civil servants, children of civil servants and members of the judiciary and court officers. We have discussed sub-heading A4 at length. I have referred to sub-heading A5, which deals with un-established people, and the Minister is sending me a list. All the other sub-headings are coming in with a Supplementary Estimate requirement of €256,000, bringing the figure up to €31 million gross. The big element is sub-heading A4. The other ones, to my knowledge, are also there.