Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of all current time-related savings/delayed spending of Budget 2012 allocations on staff and or resources in his Department. [36717/12]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Excluding the exceptional costs associated with Ireland's Chairmanship-in-Office of the OSCE and preparations for our Presidency of the EU, the resources available to my Department for staff and other administrative costs are €3.175 million less than the corresponding allocation for 2011. While not all spending is evenly spread over the year, I anticipate at this stage that administrative outgoings will be in line with the annual budget provision.