Written answers
Thursday, 16 June 2005
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Departmental Funding
5:00 pm
Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of unspent money returned by his Department to the Department of Finance each year since 1997; the total Departmental budget for each year since 1997; the projects for which this money was originally earmarked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20441/05]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement and refers to the aggregate position for the justice group of Votes.
| Year | Surplus to be Surrendered 000 | Net Estimate Provision 000 | Surplus to be Surrendered as a % of the Net Estimate Provision |
| 1997 | £9,301 | £721,932 | 1.29 |
| 1998 | £15,249 | £882,629 | 1.73 |
| 1999 | £31,968 | £922,108 | 3.47 |
| 2000 | £77,891 | £1,079,624 | 7.21 |
| 2001 | £90,627 | £1,238,574 | 7.32 |
| 2002 | â'¬12,772 | â'¬1,610,649 | 0.79 |
| 2003 | â'¬7,790 | â'¬1,731,301 | 0.45 |
| 2004 | â'¬21,384* | â'¬1,863,867 | 1.15 |
| *The surplus to be surrendered for 2004 is a provisional figure pending the publication of the Appropriation Account for 2004. |
The Estimate provision for each year is utilised to fund the activities and services provided from the Votes in the justice group which are the office of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Garda Síochána, the Prison Service, Courts Service and Land Registry and Registry of Deeds.
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