Written answers
Thursday, 16 June 2005
Department of Defence
Departmental Funding
5:00 pm
Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [20443/05]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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Details of the amount of the gross departmental budget, that is, the combined Defence and Army Pensions Estimates, and of the combined amount surrendered to the Exchequer in each of the years from 1997 to 2004 are given in the following table. This was a period of unprecedented investment in Defence Forces infrastructure and equipment. A broad indication of the composition of the amount surrendered each year is set out below.
| Year | Gross budget | Surrender |
| â'¬m | â'¬m | |
| 1997 | 646.9 | 8.0 — note (a) |
| 1998 | 728.0 | 65.8 — note (b) |
| 1999 | 753.6 | 54.9 — note (c) |
| 2000 | 789.1 | 36.7 — note (d) |
| 2001 | 907.4 | 55.5 — note (e) |
| 2002 | 902.9 | 45.9 — note (f) |
| 2003 | 883.6 | 28.1 — note (g) |
| 2004 | 900.0 | 13.1 — note (h). |
| (a)This amount is made up of savings across a range of pensions and non-pay subheads and surplus appropriations in aid offset by various excesses mainly on subhead H-Aircraft. | ||
| (b)This amount is made up of savings across a range of pensions and non-pay subheads (including €71 million on subhead T-Compensation) offset by various excesses mainly on subhead B-PDF Pay. | ||
| (c)This amount is made up of savings across a range of pay, pensions and non-pay subheads (including subheads B-PDF Pay, G-Defensive Equipment, J-Naval Service, T-Compensation (€32 million) and V-Barracks Reinvestment Programme) and surplus appropriations in aid offset by various excesses mainly on subheads C-PDF Allowances, I-Military Transport, and L-Buildings. | ||
| (d)This amount is made up of savings across a range of pay, pensions and non-pay subheads (including subheads B-PDF Pay, F-Civilian Employees' Pay, H-Air Corps, T-Compensation (€22 million) and V-Barracks Reinvestment Programme) and surplus appropriations in aid offset by various excesses mainly on subheads G-Defensive Equipment, J-Naval Service and N-Communications and IT. | ||
| (e)This amount is made up of savings across a range of pay, pensions and non-pay subheads (including subheads B-PDF Pay, C-PDF Allowances, F-Civilian Employees' Pay, G-Defensive Equipment, H-Air Corps, I-Military Transport, J-Naval Service and L-Buildings) and surplus appropriations in aid offset by various excesses mainly on subheads K-Barrack Expenses and Engineering Equipment, O-Military Training and V-Barracks Reinvestment Programme. | ||
| (f)This amount is made up of savings across a range of pay, pensions and non-pay subheads (including subheads B-PDF Pay, C-PDF Allowances, F-Civilian Employees' Pay, T-Compensation (€20 million) and V-Barracks Reinvestment Programme) and surplus appropriations in aid offset by various excesses mainly on subheads K-Barrack Expenses and Engineering Equipment, L-Buildings and O-Military Training. | ||
| (g)This amount is made up of savings across a range of pay, pensions and non-pay subheads (including subheads B-PDF Pay, C-PDF Allowances, F-Civilian Employees' Pay, and T-Compensation (€27 million)) offset by various excesses mainly on subheads G-Defensive Equipment, H-Air Corps, I-Military Transport, K-Barrack Expenses and Engineering Equipment, L-Buildings, M-Ordnance, Clothing and Catering, N-Communications and IT and O-Military Training. | ||
| (h)This amount is made up of savings across a range of pay, pensions and non-pay subheads (including subheads B-PDF Pay, C-PDF Allowances, and T-Compensation (€13 million)) offset by various excesses mainly on subheads G-Defensive Equipment, H-Air Corps, I-Military Transport, J-Naval Service and N-Communications and IT. |
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