Written answers
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Department of Transport
Departmental Expenditure
5:00 pm
Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 116: To ask the Minister for Transport to outline the financial allocation to the National Road Safety Authority for 2010 [36912/10]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The 2010 Exchequer allocation, from the Vote for my Department, for the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is as follows: -
Current €28.546m Pay €17.214m
Non – pay €11.332 m
Capital €200,000
The RSA also receives income from various fees such as driver testing and NCT levies.
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Transport the recommendations contained in the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes that pertain to his Department; the detail of each and proposed savings relating to his Department; which of these have been implemented to date and the expected savings to be achieved on each of these in one calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36988/10]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The recommendations contained in the McCarthy report that pertain to the Department of Transport, the details of each and the proposed savings are outlined in the following table.
| 3.17.2 Transport savings measures | |
| Annual savings identified | |
| Programme A – Administration | |
| A.1 Reduce pay expenditure | €2.0m |
| A.2 Reduce non pay expenditure | €0.9m |
| Programme A savings | €2.9m |
| Programme B – Roads | |
| B.1 Reduce expenditure on roads maintenance/improvement | €20.0m |
| B.2 Reduce allocation to the Road Safety Authority | €4.2m |
| B.3 Merge the National Vehicle and Driver File into the Road Safety Authority | €2.0m |
| B.4 Outsourcing of driver testing and vehicle licensing | €10.0m |
| Programme B savings | €36.2m |
| Programme C – Public Transport | |
| C.1 Operational efficiencies among CIÉ companies | €55.0m |
| C.2 Cease funding the Rural Transport Scheme | €11.0m |
| C.3 Discontinue the Green Schools Initiative | €2.0m |
| Programme C savings | €68.0m |
| Programme D – Aviation | |
| D.1 Discontinue the Public Service Obligation for regional air services | €15.0m |
| D.2 Discontinue operational grants for regional airports | €2.0m |
| Programme D savings | €17.0m |
| Cross–programme | |
| Proposed amalgamation of NRA and RPA | €3.0m |
| Cross –programme savings | €3.0m |
| Total Programme Savings | €127.1m |
| Total Associated Staff Savings | 80 |
The recommendations implemented to date and the expected savings to be achieved on each of these in 2010 is outlined in the following table.
| Transport Savings Measures | €m | |
| Savings 2010 | ||
| Programme A - Administration | ||
| A.1 | Reduce pay expenditure | 2.0 |
| A.2 | Reduce non pay expenditure | 0.9 |
| Programme A Savings | 2.9 | |
| Programme B - Roads | ||
| B1 | Reduce expenditure on roads maintenance/improvement | 13.6 |
| B4 | National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) | 4.0 |
| Programme B Savings | 17.3 | |
| Programme C – Public Transport | ||
| C1 | Operational efficiencies among CIE companies | 26.6 |
| Programme C Savings | 26.6 | |
| 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 | 1.35 | |
| Total Programme Savings | 48.15 | |
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.
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