Written answers
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Department of Transport
Departmental Expenditure
10:00 am
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 320: To ask the Minister for Transport the elements of the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes that have been implemented to date by his Department; his plans to implement any aspects of the plan in the future; if the overall plan has been assessed by his Department; and if so, his views on the benefits of the plans. [28121/10]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The following savings for my Department, arising from the Report of the Special Group were included in Budget 2010.
| Transport Savings Measures | €m | |
| Savings 2010 | ||
| Programme A - Administration | ||
| A.1 | Reduce pay expenditure | 1.9 |
| A.2 | Reduce non pay expenditure | 0.9 |
| Programme A Savings | 2.8 | |
| Programme B - Roads | ||
| B1 | Reduce expenditure on roads maintenance/improvement | 13.8 |
| B4 | National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) | 3.5 |
| Programme B Savings | 17.3 | |
| Programme C – Public Transport | ||
| C1 | Operational efficiencies among CIE companies | 27 |
| Programme C Savings | 27 | |
| Cross Programme Savings | ||
| Reduction in National Roads Authority (NRA) administrative budget | 1.0 | |
| Reduction in Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) administrative budget | 0.35 | |
| Cross Programme Savings | 1.0 | |
| Total Programme Savings | 48.1 |
Other savings amounting to €12.2million, not proposed by the Special Group, were also included in my Department's current Estimate for 2010, bringing the total underlying current expenditure reduction for the year to €60.3million. The Report's other recommendations on additional non-revenue reduction measures and organisational restructuring are under continuing consideration within my Department at present.
In relation to Agency rationalisation, I have established a High Level Steering Group to make recommendations on how to implement the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA)/National Roads Authority (NRA) merger. It is also planned to have an amalgamated accident investigation body in operation on an administrative basis before the end of 2010.
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