Written answers

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism

Departmental Expenditure

9:00 pm

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 691: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the savings outlined in the report of the special group on public numbers and expenditure programmes which were accepted in budget 2010 for his Department in tabular form; the savings which will be achieved in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1250/10]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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All of the proposals identified in the Report of the Special Group have been taken into account in the allocation of savings for my Department's Vote Group in 2010. The attached tabular statement outlines the proposals made by the Special Group and the reductions that have been applied to the relevant allocations for 2010.

In addition to those outlined, further savings will be achieved by reductions in allocations to various programmes across my Department which were not included in the Recommendations of the Special Group. In total, reductions in allocations for 2010 will yield savings of €28m in current expenditure and €17m in capital expenditure. The Deputy will be aware that an additional €14m was made available in the Budget for tourism product development in 2010, resulting in net capital expenditure savings of €3m in my Department's Vote Group.

Measures identified by the Special Group and Annual SavingSavings allocated for 2010
Tourism
Reduction in allocation to Fáilte Ireland€15.0m€8.5m
Reduction in allocation to Tourism Marketing Fund€12.0m€3.0m
€27.0m€11.5m
Sport
Reduction in grants to Irish Sports Council€17.7m€1.9m
Discontinue Sports Campus Ireland€1.0m€2.0m (capital)€0.7m€0
Reduction in staffing across Sport Programme€1.0m
€21.7m€2.6m
Horse & Greyhound Industry
Reduction in Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund€16.4m€4.4m
€16.4m€4.4m
Arts & Culture
Reduction of allocation for Arts Council€6.1m€3.7m
Discontinuation of allocation for Cultural Projects€5.3m€0.9m
Discontinuation of allocation for Culture Ireland€4.6m€0.5m
Transfer of the Irish Film Board functions to Enterprise Ireland and discontinuation of the investment fund€3.0m€17.3m (capital)€0.2m€0.8m (capital)
Staff Savings through outsourcing across cultural institutions€2.0m
€38.3m€6.1m
D/AST Administrative Efficiencies€1.1m€0.7m
National Gallery Administrative Efficiencies€0.3m€0.5m
Total Group Savings€104.8m€25.8m

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