Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I thank the Cathaoirleach. She has outlined the background to the Supplementary Estimate, which provides for €124 million. The main lump relates to superannuation for the increased number of people going out on pension. That provision amounts to €81 million. A provision of €4 million has been made for additional rental accommodation. Bringing forward the Lansdowne Road agreement has involved an extra cost of €35 million, but that has been balanced by some savings in other areas. The Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, will deal with school transport. There have been some savings on the national training fund. These have been applied to avoid a larger Estimate figure.

On the appropriations-in-aid there is the calculation of how much comes in from the single pension scheme contributions. These are the contributions made by people who are recruited after 2013. It is a technical issue but there is a €20 million shortfall. There is a delayed payment in EU funds of €17 million, which would have been expected in 2017 but now will be received in 2018. They will not make any difference to our spending estimate for the activity levels in 2018. That is it in a nutshell. We are happy to go through the Estimates, Vote by Vote.