Written answers
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Departmental Expenditure
5:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 185: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent of any over or under expenditure, capital or current, by vote, heading or sub heading to date in 2010 in tabular form; the reason for any surplus or shortfall; if expenditure to date in each case is in line with budgetary projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44662/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Expenditure on the Department's schemes, services and administration to end of October was €17,041 million or 1.3% below profile. The overall position is set out in the table below.
Scheme expenditure out of Vote 38 and the SIF is incurred almost entirely on payments to individual recipients based on pre-determined qualifying conditions and rates of payment, most of which are set out in legislation. The expenditure, which is demand-led, is driven by economic, social and demographic factors.
| Expenditure Breakdown | Amount€'000 | Profile€'000 | Variance€'000 | % |
| VOTE 38 | ||||
| Administration | 295,635 | 309,581 | -13,946 | -4.5% |
| Schemes and services | 9,119,351 | 9,235,998 | -116,716 | -1.3% |
| Subvention to Social Insurance Fund | 1,621,448 | 1,155,906 | 465,542 | 40.3% |
| VOTE 38 GROSS EXPENDITURE | 11,036,434 | 10,701,485 | 334,880 | 3.1% |
| Less | ||||
| X Appropriations-in-Aid | 180,661 | 176,385 | 4,276 | 2.4% |
| VOTE 38 NET EXPENDITURE | 10,855,773 | 10,525,100 | 330,604 | 3.1% |
| Less | ||||
| Subvention to Social Insurance Fund | 1,621,448 | 1,155,906 | 465,542 | 40.3% |
| Adjusted Vote 38 NET EXPENDITURE | 9,234,325 | 9,369,194 | -134,938 | -1.4% |
| SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND | ||||
| SIF schemes | 7,582,509 | 7,660,505 | -77,996 | -1.0% |
| SIF admin | 224,337 | 227,735 | -3,398 | -1.5% |
| TOTAL SIF EXPENDITURE | 7,806,846 | 7,888,240 | -81,395 | -1.0% |
| Total DSP Expenditure on Schemes, Services & Admin | 17,041,170 | 17,257,435 | -216,333 | -1.3% |
As at end October 2010, expenditure on Vote 38 schemes and administration was €216 million (or 1.3%) under profile. The main reason for this underspend was a slightly lower overall number of recipients than estimated, particularly on the Live Register.
The Subvention to the Social Insurance Fund is ahead of profile because receipts from PRSI contributions are lower than expected.
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