Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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There were a number of technical adjustments to the Estimate, including the transfer of more than €6 million to the new Vote for the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. There was a further transfer of €2.5 million from the Department of Justice and Equality to the Vote for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for the migration of payroll services to its new payroll shared services centre. Last year there was a provision in the Estimate for the Magdalen laundries of €23 million, most of which has been paid. The disbursed amount is €18 million. The Estimate provision in that regard is €11.5 million this year. For the most part, it was possible to retain the budget at 2014 levels for practically all subheads in the justice and equality Vote. I will not go into the details, but there were increases in a number of areas, as I have outlined.