Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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482. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer from a reduction of 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20%, respectively, in the cost of travel and expenses for his Department. [30121/14]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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With a funding allocation of €138,000 in the Administrative Budget of my Department to meet travelling and subsistence costs in 2014, the annual savings accruing to the Exchequer from the reductions set out by the Deputy are as follows:

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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483. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in a tabular form the expected carryover of current expenditure savings from 2014 into the next year. [30155/14]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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485. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form the expected unspent current expenditure from 2014 into the next year. [30202/14]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 483 and 485 together.

In accordance with Public Financial Procedures it is normal practice that any unspent balance in relation to current funding provisions be surrendered to the Exchequer at the end of the year. It is not envisaged at this time that savings will arise in the Vote of my Department for 2014 but the situation will continue to be closely monitored over the remainder of the year.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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484. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form the expected carryover of capital expenditure savings from 2014 into the next year. [30170/14]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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It is not envisaged at this time that a carryover of capital resources provisions in the Vote for my Department for 2014 will be required. However, expenditure on capital programmes will continue to be closely monitored over the remainder of the year.