Written answers
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Expenditure
2:30 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 91: To ask the Taoiseach 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. [21787/10]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The table below details the surplus that was surrendered to the Department of Finance for each year from 2007 to 2009 and the estimate provision for my Department for each year.
| Year | Surplus to Surrender | Estimate Provision |
| 2007 | €8,568,825 | €43,736,000 |
| 2008 | €9,308,252 | €45,394,000 |
| 2009 | €8,450,714 | €32,686,000 |
| 2010 | N/A | €28,756,000 |
I have provided a breakdown showing the estimate provision and outturn for each year under administration and programme subheads below. The largest single element in each year was in respect of provision of the costs of the Moriarty Tribunal, which included a contingency element in the event of costs arising from the conclusion of its work.
| DEPARTMENT OF THE TAOISEACH - Appropriation Account 2007 | ||||
| Account of the sum expended, in the year ended 31 December 2007, compared with the sum granted and of the sum which may be applied as appropriations-in-aid in addition thereto, for the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach, including certain services administered by the Department and for payment of grants and grants-in-aid. | ||||
| Service | Estimate | |||
| Provision | Outturn | |||
| ADMINISTRATION | €000 | €000 | ||
| A.1. | SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES | 14,633 | 13,952 | |
| A.2. | TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE | 770 | 612 | |
| A.3. | INCIDENTAL EXPENSES | 1,998 | 1,506 | |
| A.4. | POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES | 680 | 572 | |
| A.5. | OFFICE MACHINERY AND OTHER OFFICE SUPPLIES | |||
| AND RELATED SERVICES | 2,060 | 1,675 | ||
| A.6. | OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES | 800 | 506 | |
| A.7. | CONSULTANCY SERVICES | 275 | 256 | |
| A.8. | INFORMATION SOCIETY - eCABINET AND OTHER INITIATIVES | 296 | 172 | |
| A.9. | VALUE FOR MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS | 26 | - | |
| OTHER SERVICES | ||||
| B. | NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | |||
| (GRANT-IN-AID) | 6,053 | 5,812 | ||
| C. | FORUM FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION | 5 | - | |
| D. | COMMEMORATION INITIATIVES | 200 | 155 | |
| E. | ALL-PARTY COMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION | 398 | 215 | |
| F. | TRIBUNAL OF INQUIRY (DUNNES PAYMENTS) | 1 | - | |
| G. | TRIBUNAL OF INQUIRY (PAYMENTS TO MESSRS. | |||
| C.J. HAUGHEY AND M. LOWRY) | 10,008 | 4,155 | ||
| H. | INDEPENDENT COMMISSION OF INQUIRY | 1 | - | |
| I. | NATIONAL FORUM ON EUROPE | 1,621 | 2,076 | |
| J. | NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS | 361 | 373 | |
| K. | INFORMATION SOCIETY AND eINCLUSION | 3,000 | 2,768 | |
| L. | COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION | 450 | 414 | |
| M. | TASK FORCE ON ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP | 200 | 112 | |
| Gross Total | 43,836 | 35,331 | ||
| Deduct :- | ||||
| N. | APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID | 100 | 164 | |
| Net Total | 43,736 | 35,167 | ||
| SURPLUS TO BE SURRENDERED | € 8,568,825 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE TAOISEACH - Appropriation Account 2008 | ||||
| Account of the sum expended, in the year ended 31 December 2008, compared with the sum granted and of the sum which may be applied as appropriations-in-aid in addition thereto, for the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach, including certain services administered by the Department and for payment of grants and grants-in-aid. | ||||
| Service | Estimate | |||
| Provision | Outturn | |||
| ADMINISTRATION | €000 | €000 | ||
| A.1. | SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES | 14,091 | 14,364 | |
| A.2. | TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE | 795 | 723 | |
| A.3. | INCIDENTAL EXPENSES | 1,620 | 1,620 | |
| A.4. | POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES | 697 | 619 | |
| A.5. | OFFICE MACHINERY AND OTHER OFFICE SUPPLIES | |||
| AND RELATED SERVICES | 2,048 | 1,440 | ||
| A.6. | OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES | 850 | 513 | |
| A.7. | CONSULTANCY SERVICES | 275 | 107 | |
| A.8. | INFORMATION SOCIETY - eCABINET AND OTHER INITIATIVES | 1 | - | |
| A.9. | VALUE FOR MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS | 27 | 25 | |
| A.10. | ORGANISATIONAL REVIEW PROGRAMME | 750 | 745 | |
| OTHER SERVICES | ||||
| B. | NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | |||
| (GRANT-IN-AID) | 6,500 | 5,371 | ||
| C. | FORUM FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION | 5 | - | |
| D. | COMMEMORATION INITIATIVES | 200 | 121 | |
| E. | TRIBUNAL OF INQUIRY (DUNNES PAYMENTS) | 1 | - | |
| F. | TRIBUNAL OF INQUIRY (PAYMENTS TO MESSRS. | |||
| C.J. HAUGHEY AND M. LOWRY) | 10,016 | 4,009 | ||
| G. | NATIONAL FORUM ON EUROPE | 3,809 | 3,058 | |
| H. | NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS | 354 | 334 | |
| I. | INFORMATION SOCIETY AND eINCLUSION | 66 | 66 | |
| J. | COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION | 1 | - | |
| K. | ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP OFFICE | 200 | 6 | |
| Gross Total | 42,306 | 33,121 | ||
| Deduct :- | ||||
| L. | APPRO IN-AID | 100 | 224 | |
| Net Total | 42,206 | 32,897 | ||
| SURPLUS TO BE SURRENDERED | €9,308,252 |
| Vote 2 Department of the Taoiseach | |||
| Appropriation Account 2009 - Provisional | |||
| Service | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Estimate provision | Outturn | ||
| €000 | €000 | ||
| Administration | |||
| A.1. | Salaries, wages and allowances | 13,974 | 13,501 |
| A.2. | Travel and subsistence | 731 | 479 |
| A.3. | Incidental expenses | 1,587 | 618 |
| A.4. | Postal and telecommunications services | 545 | 407 |
| A.5. | Office machinery and other office supplies | ||
| And related services | 1,961 | 1,007 | |
| A.6. | Office premises expenses | 741 | 493 |
| A.7. | Consultancy services | 118 | 3 |
| A.8. | Value for money and policy reviews | 1 | 0 |
| A.9. | Organisational review programme | 676 | 497 |
| Other Services | |||
| B. | National Economic and Social Development Office | ||
| (grant-in-aid) | 5,059 | 3,401 | |
| C. | Forum for Peace and Reconciliation | 5 | 0 |
| D. | Commemoration initiatives | 170 | 133 |
| E. | Tribunal of inquiry (Dunnes payments) | 1 | 0 |
| F. | Tribunal of inquiry (payments to messrs. | ||
| C.J. Haughey and M. Lowry) | 7,500 | 3,796 | |
| G. | National Forum on Europe | 360 | 506 |
| H. | Newfoundland and Labrador Business Partnerships | 300 | 291 |
| Information society and eINCLUSION | 0 | ||
| I. | Commission of investigation | 1 | 0 |
| J. | Active Citizenship Office | 56 | 17 |
| Gross Expenditure | 33,786 | 25,149 | |
| Deduct: | |||
| K. | Appropriations-in-aid | 1,100 | 914 |
| Net Expenditure | 32,686 | 24,235 | |
| Surplus to be surrendered | 8,450,714 | ||
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