Written answers
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Expenditure
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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 travel and associated expenses for his Department. [30124/14]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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My Department's travel and subsistence allocation for 2014 comprises €1.520 million in respect of Departmental staff and an allocation of €0.720 million for the National Educational Psychological Service, giving a total allocation of €2.240 million. This provision supports the delivery of key functions within my Department such as the provision of schools inspections, psychological services to schools and oversight of capital projects.
The savings that would be associated with reductions in travel and subsistence allocation as queried by the Deputy are as follows: 1% - €22,400; 5% - €112,000; 7% - €156,800; 10% - €224,000; 12% - €268,800; 15% - €336,000; 17% - €380,800; 20% - €448,000.
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in a tabular form the expected carryover of current expenditure savings from 2014 into the next year. [30158/14]
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the expected unspent current expenditure from 2014 into the next year. [30205/14]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 and 119 together.
Projected net current expenditure on my Department's Vote of €3,719 million to the end of June 2014 is running €7 million or 0.2% behind the profiled expenditure position of €3,726 million.
The full extent of the Department's end-2014 expenditure position will only become apparent in the final quarter of the year, after the schools have re-opened and the full impact of Budget 2014 decisions, as well as the number of teacher retirements, become known.
It is therefore, too early to accurately forecast what the final outturn position on my Department's Vote will be at this stage of the year. In the meantime, the situation is being monitored very closely.
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