Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

Thank you, Chairman. The 2016 Appropriation Account for Vote 1, President's Establishment, shows gross expenditure of €3.6 million. Expenditure in relation to the centenarian's bounty scheme accounted for €1.15 million, with the balance relating to other expenses of the President's Establishment. The amount provided in the Estimate for 2016 was €3.9 million. After receipts for the year of €84,000 were taken into account, a surplus of €287,000 was surrendered. There were no matters arising from the audit of the Vote for the President's Establishment that I considered warranted reporting.