Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Department of Social Protection
Departmental Expenditure
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes that have taken place in the spend of her Department in each year since 2004, broken down by programme (details supplied); the percentage of the total expenditure spent on each programme each year; the projected trends of expenditure in the next two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32513/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information sought by the Deputy in respect of the period 2004 to 2014, inclusive, is outlined in the tables. Estimates of expenditure for 2015 and later years are not available at this stage as they are currently under preparation as part of the Estimates process.
Expenditure by Programme, 2004 to 2007
| Programme | 2004 €000 | 2004 % | 2005 €000 | 2005 % | 2006 €000 | 2006 % | 2007 €000 | 2007 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration (Includes CWS Admin) | 390 | 3.5 | 409 | 3.4 | 448 | 3.3 | 464 | 3.0 |
| Pensions | 3,560 | 31.7 | 3,863 | 31.9 | 4,281 | 31.7 | 4,983 | 32.3 |
| Working Age Income Supports | 2,713 | 24.1 | 2,817 | 23.2 | 3,112 | 23.0 | 3,492 | 22.6 |
| Working Age Employment Supports | 116 | 1.0 | 107 | 0.9 | 118 | 0.9 | 145 | 0.9 |
| Illness, Disability and Carers | 1,822 | 16.2 | 2,084 | 17.2 | 2,426 | 17.9 | 2,848 | 18.5 |
| Children | 1,862 | 16.6 | 2,012 | 16.6 | 2,219 | 16.4 | 2,460 | 15.9 |
| Supplementary Payments, Miscellaneous Services and agencies | 781 | 6.9 | 826 | 6.8 | 918 | 6.8 | 1,031 | 6.7 |
| Total DSP expenditure on schemes, services and administration | 11,244 | - | 12,119 | - | 13,523 | - | 15,422 | - |
| Year on Year Change | - | - | 875 | - | 1,404 | - | 1,899 | - |
Expenditure by Programme, 2008 to 2011
| Programme | 2008 €000 | 2008 % | 2009 €000 | 2009 % | 2010 €000 | 2010 % | 2011 €000 | 2011 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration (Includes CWS Admin) | 497 | 2.8 | 537 | 2.6 | 527 | 2.5 | 580 | 2.8 |
| Pensions | 5,508 | 31.1 | 5,854 | 28.6 | 5,899 | 28.4 | 6,092 | 29.1 |
| Working Age Income Supports | 4,393 | 24.8 | 6,292 | 30.7 | 6,669 | 32.1 | 6,182 | 29.6 |
| Working Age Employment Supports | 161 | 0.9 | 194 | 0.9 | 300 | 1.4 | 861 | 4.1 |
| Illness, Disability and Carers | 3,293 | 18.6 | 3,527 | 17.2 | 3,557 | 17.1 | 3,443 | 16.5 |
| Children | 2,736 | 15.4 | 2,778 | 13.6 | 2,535 | 12.2 | 2,430 | 11.6 |
| Supplementary Payments, Miscellaneous Services and agencies | 1,140 | 6.4 | 1,289 | 6.3 | 1,311 | 6.3 | 1,330 | 6.4 |
| Total DSP expenditure on schemes, services and administration | 17,728 | - | 20,481 | - | 20,798 | - | 20,918 | - |
| Year on Year Change | 2,306 | - | 2,753 | - | 317 | - | 120 | - |
Expenditure by Programme, 2012 to 2014
| Programme | 2012 €000 | 2012 % | 2013 €000 | 2013 % | 2014 REV €000 | 2014 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration (Includes CWS Admin) | 575 | 2.8 | 564 | 2.8 | 574 | 2.9 |
| Pensions | 6,283 | 30.3 | 6,451 | 31.9 | 6,507 | 33.2 |
| Working Age Income Supports | 5,994 | 28.9 | 5,504 | 27.2 | 4,883 | 24.9 |
| Working Age Employment Supports | 954 | 4.6 | 994 | 4.9 | 1,078 | 5.5 |
| Illness, Disability and Carers | 3,346 | 16.1 | 3,405 | 16.8 | 3,334 | 17.0 |
| Children | 2,393 | 11.5 | 2,269 | 11.2 | 2,301 | 11.7 |
| Supplementary Payments, Miscellaneous Services and agencies | 1,182 | 5.7 | 1,051 | 5.2 | 926 | 4.7 |
| Total DSP expenditure on schemes, services and administration | 20,729 | - | 20,238 | - | 19,604 | - |
| Year on Year Change | -190 | - | -491 | - | -634 | - |
It should be noted that:
i. Responsibility for Domiciliary Care Allowance transferred from the Health Service Executive to the Department in 2009;
ii Responsibility for the administration of Rural Social Scheme and Community Service Programme to the Department transferred in 2010;
iii The Department took over responsibility, in 2011, for the budget for the Community and Employment Services previously operated by FÁS.
iv. The 2013 figures are provisional. The 2014 figures are those published in the REV.
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