Written answers
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Expenditure
2:30 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 379: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of unspent money returned by his Department to the Department of Finance each year since 2007; the departmental budget for each year since 2007; the projects for which this money was originally earmarked in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21776/10]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The total amount of unspent money surrendered by my Department to the Department of Finance since 2007 is €59.801m. The amount surrendered per year, broken down by programme/service, is set out in the tables below.
2007
| Item | Allocation | Expenditure | Surplus to be surrendered |
| €000 | €000 | €000 | |
| Salaries, Wages & Allowances | 21,625 | 23,494 | -1,869 |
| Travel & Subsistence | 1,918 | 1,696 | 222 |
| Incidental Expenses | 2,219 | 1,818 | 401 |
| Postal & Telecom Services | 1,487 | 1,078 | 409 |
| Office Machinery & Other Office Supplies | 7,963 | 8,157 | - 194 |
| Office Premises | 1,697 | 1,636 | 61 |
| Consultancy Services | 2,664 | 2,095 | 569 |
| Equipment, Stores & Maintenance | 222 | 190 | 32 |
| Value for Money & Policy Reviews | 202 | 61 | 141 |
| Coast Protection & Management | 465 | 465 | - |
| Foreshore Development | 52 | 52 | - |
| Marine Tourism | 1 | - | 1 |
| Marine Institute | 19,554 | 19,554 | - |
| National Seabed Survey | 4,000 | 6,254 | - 2,254 |
| Bord Iascaigh Mhara | 28,086 | 25,086 | 3,000 |
| Fisheries Conservation & Management | 611 | 612 | - 1 |
| Fish Processing | - | - | - |
| Aquaculture Development | 2,537 | 2,537 | - |
| Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board | 246 | 246 | - |
| Development & Upgrading of Harbours for Fishery Purposes | 11,308 | 10,954 | 354 |
| Sea Fisheries Protection Authority | 5,572 | 5,572 | - |
| Inland Fisheries | 27,412 | 31,357 | - 3,945 |
| Salmon Conservation | 10,000 | 11,858 | -1,858 |
| Energy Conservation | 54,200 | 54,200 | - |
| Gas Services | 36 | 41 | - 5 |
| Energy RTDI Programmes | 960 | 479 | 481 |
| Energy Efficiency Initiatives | 4,957 | 4,957 | - |
| Strategic Energy Infrastructure | 1 | - | 1 |
| Information & Communications Technology Programme | 35,684 | 37,947 | - 2,263 |
| Multimedia Developments | 7,168 | 4,356 | 2,812 |
| RAPID Programme | 1,650 | 901 | 749 |
| Grant to RTE for Broadcasting Licence Fees | 195,013 | 194,838 | 175 |
| Payment to an Post for Collection of Broadcasting Licence Fees | 12,036 | 12,221 | -185 |
| Broadcasting Commission of Ireland | 6,376 | 3,810 | 2,566 |
| Tg4 | 31,897 | 31,897 | - |
| Broadcasting Fund | 10,264 | 10,255 | 9 |
| Grants for Digital Terrestrial Television | 3,800 | 4,320 | - 520 |
| Petroleum Services | 287 | 300 | - 13 |
| Mining Services | 6,763 | 2,162 | 4,601 |
| GSI Services | 1,008 | 684 | 324 |
| Geoscience Initaitives | 1,500 | 1,154 | 346 |
| Subscriptions to International Organisations | 1,600 | 1,051 | 549 |
| EU Programmes Clearance of Accounts | 2 | - | 2 |
| Change Management Fund for Non Commercial Bodies funded by the Department | 750 | 164 | 586 |
| Other Services | 568 | - | 568 |
| Gross Total | 526,361 | 520,509 | 5,852 |
| Appropriations – in – Aid | 237,169 | 237,944 | 755 |
| Net Total | 289,192 | 282,565 | 6,627 |
| Deferred to 2008 (under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004) | - 2,047 | ||
| Surplus to be Surrendered | 4,580 |
2008
| Item | Allocation | Expenditure | Surplus to be surrendered |
| €000 | €000 | €000 | |
| Salaries, Wages & Allowances | 17,621 | 18,335 | -714 |
| Travel & Subsistence | 1,238 | 892 | 346 |
| Incidental Expenses | 1,767 | 1,546 | 221 |
| Postal & Telecoms Services | 1,017 | 518 | 499 |
| Office Machinery & Other Office Supplies | 7,717 | 5,834 | 1,883 |
| Office Premises Expenses | 1,637 | 1,925 | - 288 |
| Consultancy Services | 2,606 | 2,249 | 357 |
| Equipment, Stores & Maintenance | 227 | 316 | - 89 |
| Value for Money & Policy Reviews | 204 | 3 | 201 |
| Information & Communications Technology Programme | 53,634 | 49,031 | 4,603 |
| Multimedia Developments | 7,223 | 4,572 | 2,651 |
| RAPID Programme | 1,147 | 517 | 630 |
| Information Society & eInclusion | 2,934 | 1,767 | 1,167 |
| Grant to RTE for Broadcasting Licence Fees | 208,940 | 201,067 | 7,873 |
| Payment to an Post for Collection of Broadcasting Licence Fees | 12,718 | 12,630 | 88 |
| Broadcasting Commission of Ireland | 6,442 | 5,000 | 1,442 |
| Tg4 | 36,580 | 36,390 | 190 |
| Broadcasting Fund | 10,997 | 10,478 | 519 |
| Grants for Digital Terrestrial Television | 2,000 | 1,514 | 486 |
| Energy Conservation | 70,570 | 62,430 | 8,140 |
| Gas Services | 36 | 36 | - |
| Energy RTDDI Programme | 13,159 | 2,642 | 10,517 |
| Energy Efficiency Awareness Initiatives | 2,500 | 2,500 | - |
| Strategic Energy Infrastructure | 1 | - | 1 |
| Petroleum Services | 532 | 631 | - 99 |
| Mining Services | 7,178 | 4,737 | 2,441 |
| GSI Services | 754 | 383 | 371 |
| Geoscience Initiatives | 2,900 | 2,883 | 17 |
| National Seabed Survey | 4,000 | 3,937 | 63 |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland | 6,000 | 5,970 | 30 |
| Inland Fisheries | 36,137 | 34,110 | 2,027 |
| Salmon Conservation | 16,000 | 12,710 | 3,290 |
| Subscriptions to International Organisations | 986 | 300 | 686 |
| Change Management Fund for Non Commercial Bodies funded by the Department | 250 | - | 250 |
| Other Services | 456 | - | 456 |
| Gross Total | 538,108 | 487,853 | 50,255 |
| Appropriations – in – Aid | 247,024 | 237,245 | - 9,779 |
| Net Total | 291,084 | 250,608 | 40,476 |
| Deferred to 2009 (under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004) | - 15,500 | ||
| Surplus to be Surrendered | 24,976 |
2009
| Item | Allocation | Expenditure | Surplus to be surrendered |
| €000 | €000 | €000 | |
| Salaries, Wages & Allowances | 18,552 | 18,011 | 541 |
| Travel & Subsistence | 809 | 504 | 305 |
| Incidental Expenses | 1,245 | 1,130 | 115 |
| Postal & Telecoms Services | 720 | 453 | 267 |
| Office Machinery & Other Office Supplies | 4,655 | 3,163 | 1,492 |
| Office Premises Expenses | 1,500 | 1,158 | 342 |
| Consultancy Services | 1,155 | 739 | 416 |
| Equipment, Stores & Maintenance | 225 | 188 | 37 |
| Value for Money & Policy Reviews | 42 | 12 | 30 |
| Information & Communications Technology Programme | 46,049 | 40,021 | 6,028 |
| Multimedia Developments | 6,731 | 5,544 | 1,187 |
| RAPID Programme | 1,147 | 774 | 373 |
| Information Society & eInclusion | 824 | 812 | 12 |
| Grant to RTE for Broadcasting Licence Fees | 207,640 | 204,255 | 3,385 |
| Payment to an Post for Collection of Broadcasting Licence Fees | 13,714 | 12,444 | 1,270 |
| Broadcasting Commission of Ireland | 4,550 | 4,550 | - |
| Tg4 | 36,133 | 36,133 | - |
| Broadcasting Fund | 10,804 | 11,888 | - 1,084 |
| Grants for Digital Terrestrial Television | - | - | - |
| SEI Admin & General Expenses | 8,350 | 8,350 | - |
| Sustainable Energy Programmes | 96,422 | 59,267 | 37,155 |
| Energy Research Programmes | 8,676 | 12,224 | - 3,548 |
| Strategic Energy Infrastructure | 1 | - | 1 |
| Energy Efficiency Awareness Initiatives | 894 | 890 | 4 |
| Petroleum Services | 975 | 755 | 220 |
| Mining Services | 6,684 | 3,676 | 3,008 |
| GSI Services | 438 | 157 | 281 |
| Geoscience Initiatives | 1,228 | 1,127 | 101 |
| National Seabed Survey | 3,363 | 3,525 | - 162 |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland | 5,087 | 5,087 | - |
| Inland Fisheries | 34,046 | 31,455 | 2,591 |
| Salmon Conservation | 4,187 | 4,612 | - 425 |
| Subscriptions to International Organisations | 303 | 296 | 7 |
| Change Management Fund for Non Commercial Bodies funded by the Department | 1 | - | 1 |
| Gas Services | 32 | 32 | - |
| Other Services | 501 | - | 501 |
| Gross Total | 527,683 | 473,232 | 54,451 |
| Appropriations – in – Aid | 249,184 | 240,699 | - 8,485 |
| Net Total | 278,499 | 232,533 | 45,966 |
| Deferred to 2010 (under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004) | - 15,721 | ||
| Surplus to be Surrendered | 30,245 |
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