Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for Transport the cutbacks he is making in order to reduce expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28786/08]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 294: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on cost saving measures he plans introducing in the second half of 2008; if such measures will affect the delivery of front line services to the public; the programmes that will be postponed or discontinued as a result of such cost savings. [27314/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 260 and 294 together.

The savings to be made in my Department's budget in 2008 are:

€1.844 million in respect of consultancies, advertising and public relations costs across the Department and the agencies under the aegis of the Department;

€114,000 in payroll costs;

€133,000 in the Administrative Budget of the Department;

€156,000 in the budgets of the agencies; and

€20 million in the capital allocation outside of the investment in core economic infrastructure.

My Department, in consultation with the relevant agencies, is considering how best these savings can be achieved and I anticipate that specific proposals will be available for consideration shortly. I do not anticipate that delivery of front line services to the public will be affected.