Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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216. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department has contributed towards the extra €51 million allocated to the Department of Justice and Equality for the Garda Síochána; the amount his Department contributed to the extra €50 million allocated to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport towards the roads budget; the amount his Department has been asked to contribute to the extra €300 million required in the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53150/13]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware from the Exchequer returns information published monthly by the Department of Finance and my Department (available at ) that, at the end of November 2013, total gross voted expenditure was €48.9 billion, which is 1.3% or €644 million lower than profile. This showed expenditure is being managed within profile, although there were some pressures in the Justice and Health Groups of Votes.

Some additional funding is being allocated by way of Supplementary Estimates to the Justice, Transport, Tourism and Sport, and Health Vote Groups:

- A supplementary estimate of €51 million has been required in the Justice Group, primarily to deal with pressures relating to Garda pay, and also to allow for certain other additional expenditure including the first of the payments to the women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalene Laundries. This additional requirement is partially funded by savings from elsewhere in the Justice Vote group which amount to at least €23.5 million.

- As previously indicated, the HSE will require a supplementary estimate of €219 million in 2013. However, €20 million of this amount will be offset against savings made in the Department of Health. The position in relation to the Health estimate has been closely monitored and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform continues to work closely with the Department of Health and the HSE to ensure that the appropriate measures are being undertaken to contain Health expenditure.

- A supplementary estimate of €50 million was required for the Department of Transport in respect of local road maintenance projects in order to carry out much needed surface restoration and road reconstruction works. This funding will be provided from the stimulus package funding I announced earlier this year.

- A small number of supplementary estimates are also required to allow for some movement of financial allocations but which, between them, will have an exchequer neutral effect.