Written answers
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Department of Social Protection
Departmental Expenditure
8:00 pm
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total allocated budget for her Department in 2011; and the actual outturns in each of her Department subheads at the end of 2011. [2140/12]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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1The estimate of expenditure in 2011 for schemes, services and administration for the Department of Social Protection, amounts to €20.62 billion. At the end of 2011 provisional outturns for individual subheads, Social Insurance Fund income items, and Social Insurance Fund expenditure items are set out in the tables below. The outturn figures are provisional, pending final certification by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
| Vote 38: Department of Social Protection | 2011 Estimate | 2011 Provisional Outturn | |
| ADMINISTRATION | €000 | €000 | |
| A.1 | SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES | 235,279 | 248,083 |
| A.2 | TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE | 3,208 | 3,115 |
| A.3 | TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES | 11,131 | 6,908 |
| A.4 | POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES | 21,080 | 18,761 |
| A.5 | OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL IT SERVICES | 27,061 | 26,387 |
| A.6 | OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES | 11,981 | 10,976 |
| A.7 | CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS | 1,360 | 800 |
| A.8 | PAYMENTS FOR AGENCY SERVICES | 61,527 | 65,659 |
| A.9 | eGOVERNMENT RELATED PROJECTS | 7,500 | 1,346 |
| SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | |||
| B | STATE PENSION - (NON-CONTRIBUTORY) | 951,150 | 983,246 |
| C | BLIND PENSION | 15,360 | 15,657 |
| D | CHILD BENEFIT | 2,066,780 | 2,076,771 |
| E | JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE | 2,644,620 | 2,985,428 |
| F | FARM ASSIST SCHEME | 122,620 | 113,723 |
| G | EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES | 355,430 | 344,532 |
| H | PRE-RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE | 62,350 | 59,941 |
| I | ONE-PARENT FAMILY PAYMENT | 1,111,710 | 1,088,940 |
| J | WIDOWS'/ WIDOWERS' / SURVIVING CIVIL PARTNER'S AND GUARDIAN'S RELATED PAYMENTS (NON-CONTRIBUTORY) | 25,730 | 23,611 |
| K | DESERTED WIFE'S ALLOWANCE | 4,470 | 4,198 |
| Vote 38: Department of Social Protection | 2011 Estimate | 2011 Provisional Outturn | |
| €000 | €000 | ||
| L | FAMILY INCOME SUPPLEMENT | 199,260 | 204,338 |
| M | CARER'S ALLOWANCE | 499,020 | 503,733 |
| N | SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCES | 951,333 | 963,461 |
| O | DISABILITY ALLOWANCE | 1,066,220 | 1,089,157 |
| P | RESPITE CARE GRANT | 131,160 | 130,383 |
| Q | FREE SCHEMES (ASSISTANCE) | 395,028 | 398,060 |
| R | SCHOOL MEALS SCHEMES | 35,000 | 34,957 |
| S | GRANT TO THE CITIZENS INFORMATION BOARD | 46,640 | 45,114 |
| T | DOMICILIARY CARE ALLOWANCE | 104,235 | 99,971 |
| U | RURAL SOCIAL SCHEME | 46,140 | 46,873 |
| V | COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMME | 47,415 | 45,317 |
| W | FÁS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES, INTEGRATION SUPPORT PROGRAMMES, ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES | 477,497 | 468,095 |
| X. | MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES | 3,651 | 3,039 |
| SOCIAL INSURANCE | |||
| Y | PAYMENT TO THE SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND UNDER SECTION 9(9) (a) OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE CONSOLIDATION ACT 2005 | 1,906,168 | 1,475,718 |
| Appropiations-in-Aid | |||
| Z. | APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID | 221,702 | 226,008 |
| Social Insurance Fund | 2011 Estimate | 2011 Provisional Outturn |
| INCOME | €000 | €000 |
| Income from Contributions | 7,148,303 | 7,542,718 |
| Income from Investments | 0 | 1,360 |
| Rent | 19 | 19 |
| Receipts (net) under Reciprocal Arrangements | 49 | 0 |
| EXPENDITURE | ||
| Illness Benefit | 854,730 | 876,328 |
| Invalidity Pension | 628,149 | 607,538 |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | 1 | 0 |
| Occupational Injuries Benefits | 105,440 | 101,596 |
| Maternity Benefit | 303,520 | 309,086 |
| Health and Safety Benefit | 660 | 643 |
| Adoptive Benefit | 920 | 1,031 |
| Treatment Benefits | 23,430 | 23,045 |
| State Pension (Contributory) | 3,567,870 | 3,629,791 |
| State Pension (Transition) | 113,210 | 132,470 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit | 1,027,060 | 929,185 |
| Widows', Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners' Pension (Contributory) | 1,304,210 | 1,341,675 |
| Guardian's Payment (Contributory) | 10,670 | 11,507 |
| Widowed Parent / Surviving Civil Partner Grant | 5,520 | 6,228 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | 88,650 | 85,991 |
| Carer's Benefit | 28,200 | 26,761 |
| Bereavement Grant | 18,700 | 19,451 |
| Free Schemes (Insurance) | 294,181 | 311,582 |
| Redundancy and Insolvency Payments | 402,000 | 326,946 |
| Administration | 277,418 | 278,960 |
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