Written answers
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Department of Social Protection
Departmental Budgets
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total allocated budget for her Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of her Department subheads at the end of 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37289/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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My Department is responsible for expenditure under Vote 37 (formerly Vote 38 in 2011) and the Social Insurance Fund (SIF). The Department’s allocated income and expenditure budget for both Vote 37 and the SIF is as provided by way of the annual Estimate process (and supplementary estimate process where required) as voted by Dáil Éireann. The details of the Department’s allocated expenditure budget together with a summary of actual outturn for the years 2011 to July 2014 is set out in the table below and the schedules annexed thereto.
Under section 9 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (SWCA) 2005 the amount by which the income of the SIF for any financial year is less than its expenditure shall be paid into the SIF out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas (Vote 37). Provision for such subvention is included in the budget allocation and payments made are recorded under Subhead Y in 2011, A.41 in 2012 and A.39 in 2013 and 2014.
The variation between allocated budget and outturn for each year listed is mainly due to higher than expected PRSI receipts in the Social Insurance Fund which has a corresponding effect on the cost of Vote Subvention as recorded under the subheads detailed above.
Department of Social Protection Budget v Outturn 2011 to 2014
| - | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul-14 | ||||
| €000 | €000 | €000 | €000 | |
| Allocated Budget: | ||||
| Vote | 13,649,114 | 14,318,399 | 13,321,937 | 7,283,097 |
| SIF | 9,054,539 | 8,867,284 | 8,586,017 | 4,843,389 |
| 22,703,653 | 23,185,683 | 21,907,954 | 12,126,486 | |
| Outturn: | ||||
| Vote1 | 13,550,357 | 14,126,589 | 13,107,733 | 7,160,799 |
| SIF2 | 9,014,549 | 8,869,567 | 8,631,635 | 4,846,541 |
| 22,564,906 | 22,996,156 | 21,739,368 | 12,007,340 | |
| Variation: | ||||
| Vote | 98,757 | 191,810 | 214,204 | 122,298 |
| SIF | 39,990 | (2,283) | (45,618) | (3,152) |
| 138,747 | 189,527 | 168,586 | 119,146 |
Note1 – The Vote outturn for each year is attached in schedules 1 to 4.
Note2– The SIF outturn for each year is attached in schedule 5.
Schedule 1 - Department of Social Protection Vote Outturn 2011
| - | - | €000 |
|---|---|---|
| A.1. | Salaries, wages and allowances | 247,664 |
| A.2. | Travel and subsistence | 3,110 |
| A.3. | Training and development and incidental expenses | 6,907 |
| A.4. | Postal and telecommunications services | 19,393 |
| A.5. | Office equipment and external IT services | 26,423 |
| A.6. | Office premises expenses | 10,979 |
| A.7. | Consultancy services and value for money and policy reviews1 | 893 |
| A.8. | Payments for agency services | 65,656 |
| A.9. | eGovernment related projects | 1,342 |
| B. | State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 971,769 |
| C. | Blind Pension | 15,624 |
| D. | Child Benefit | 2,076,338 |
| E. | Jobseeker's Allowance | 2,974,987 |
| F. | Farm Assist scheme | 113,724 |
| G. | Employment Support Services | 342,876 |
| H. | Pre-retirement Allowance | 59,942 |
| I. | One-parent Family Payment | 1,088,897 |
| J. | Widows'/ Widowers'/Surviving Civil Partner's and Guardian's Related Payments (Non-Contributory) | 23,583 |
| K. | Deserted Wife's Allowance | 4,211 |
| L. | Family Income Supplement | 204,543 |
| M. | Carer's Allowance | 507,193 |
| N. | Supplementary Welfare Allowances | 961,523 |
| O. | Disability Allowance | 1,089,178 |
| P. | Respite Care Grant | 130,392 |
| Q. | Free Schemes (Assistance) | 399,437 |
| R. | School Meals Schemes | 34,975 |
| S. | Grant to the Citizens Information Board | 45,114 |
| T. | Domiciliary Care Allowance | 99,924 |
| U. | Rural Social Scheme | 46,835 |
| V. | Community Services Programme | 45,452 |
| W. | FÁS employment programmes, integration support programmes, associated administration expenses | 468,095 |
| X. | Miscellaneous services | 3,016 |
| Grant to Family Support Agency | — | |
| Y. | Payment to the Social Insurance Fund under section 9(9)(a) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 | 1,460,362 |
| Gross expenditure | 13,550,357 |
Schedule 2 - Department of Social Protection Vote Outturn 2012
| - | - | €000 |
|---|---|---|
| A.1 | Administration – pay | 303,369 |
| A.2 | Administration - non pay | 172,631 |
| A.3 | Administration – community welfare service1 | — |
| A.4 | Administration – FÁS1 | — |
| A.5 | State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 963,211 |
| A.6 | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 3,054,741 |
| A.7 | One-Parent Family Payment | 1,057,753 |
| A.8 | Widows’/Widowers’/Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-Con) Pension | 17,670 |
| A.9 | Deserted Wife’s Allowance | 3,546 |
| A.10 | Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments | 180,291 |
| A.11 | Farm Assist | 108,170 |
| A.12 | Pre-retirement Allowance | 46,091 |
| A.13 | Other Working Age – income supports | 64,667 |
| A.14 | Community Employment Programme1 | 330,399 |
| A.15 | Rural Social Scheme | 45,242 |
| A.16 | Tús – Community Work Placement Scheme | 67,055 |
| A.17 | Jobs Initiative | 25,794 |
| A.18 | Community Services Programme | 45,390 |
| A.19 | Back to Work Allowance | 127,203 |
| A.20 | National Internship Scheme – JobBridge1 | 54,739 |
| A.21 | Back To Education Allowance | 199,567 |
| A.22 | Other Working Age – Employment Supports1 | 56,529 |
| A.23 | Disability Allowance | 1,087,513 |
| A.24 | Blind Pension | 15,747 |
| A.25 | Carer’s Allowance | 509,671 |
| A.26 | Domiciliary Care Allowance | 102,237 |
| A.27 | Respite Care Grant | 136,353 |
| A.28 | Child Benefit | 2,046,955 |
| A.29 | Family Income Supplement | 223,608 |
| A.30 | Back-To-School Clothing And Footwear Allowance | 65,679 |
| A.31 | School Meals Schemes | 35,005 |
| A.32 | Child Related Payments | 5,300 |
| A.33 | Rent Supplement | 422,536 |
| A.34 | Mortgage Interest Supplement | 55,082 |
| A.35 | Household Benefits Package | 143,732 |
| A.36 | Free Travel | 75,518 |
| A.37 | Fuel Allowance | 144,692 |
| A.38 | Grant to the Citizens Information Board | 45,743 |
| A.39 | Office of the Pensions Ombudsman | 977 |
| A.40 | Miscellaneous services | 2,174 |
| A.41 | Payment to the Social Insurance Fund under Section 9(9)(a) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 | 2,084,009 |
| Gross expenditure | 14,126,589 |
Schedule 3 - Department of Social Protection Vote Outturn 2013
| - | - | €000 |
|---|---|---|
| A.1 | Administration – pay | 301,091 |
| A.2 | Administration - non pay | 171,282 |
| A.3 | State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 952,457 |
| A.4 | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 3,108,974 |
| A.5 | One-Parent Family Payment | 977,960 |
| A.6 | Widows’/Widowers’/Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-Contributory) Pension | 16,735 |
| A.7 | Deserted Wife’s Allowance | 2,876 |
| A.8 | Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments | 108,315 |
| A.9 | Farm Assist | 99,178 |
| A.10 | Pre-retirement Allowance | 34,555 |
| A.11 | Other Working Age – income supports | 46,424 |
| A.12 | Community Employment Programme | 341,250 |
| A.13 | Rural Social Scheme | 44,203 |
| A.14 | Tús – Community Work Placement Scheme | 92,060 |
| A.15 | Jobs Initiative | 24,924 |
| A.16 | Community Services Programme | 44,853 |
| A.17 | Back to Work Allowance | 119,505 |
| A.18 | National Internship Scheme – JobBridge | 67,688 |
| A.19 | Back To Education Allowance | 186,879 |
| A.20 | Other Working Age – Employment Supports | 63,691 |
| A.21 | Disability Allowance | 1,140,916 |
| A.22 | Blind Pension | 14,823 |
| A.23 | Carer’s Allowance | 554,801 |
| A.24 | Domiciliary Care Allowance | 104,272 |
| A.25 | Respite Care Grant | 119,945 |
| A.26 | Child Benefit | 1,899,922 |
| A.27 | Family Income Supplement | 261,758 |
| A.28 | Back-To-School Clothing And Footwear Allowance | 47,976 |
| A.29 | School Meals Schemes | 36,775 |
| A.30 | Child Related Payments | 5,376 |
| A.31 | Rent Supplement | 372,909 |
| A.32 | Mortgage Interest Supplement | 35,063 |
| A.33 | Household Benefits Package | 113,130 |
| A.34 | Free Travel | 75,477 |
| A.35 | Fuel Allowance | 155,599 |
| A.36 | Grant to the Citizens Information Board | 46,387 |
| A.37 | Office of the Pensions Ombudsman | 974 |
| A.38 | Miscellaneous services | 2,600 |
| A.39 | Payment to the Social Insurance Fund under Section 9(9)(a) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 | 1,314,130 |
| Gross expenditure | 13,107,733 |
Schedule 4 - Department of Social Protection Vote Outturn YTD to July 2014
| - | - | €000 |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Administration - Pay | 179,507 |
| A2 | Administration - Non-Pay | 91,362 |
| A3 | State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 546,333 |
| A4 | Jobseeker's Allowance | 1,724,703 |
| A5 | One Parent Family Payment | 530,970 |
| A6 | Widows' Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners Pension (Non-Contributory) | 9,624 |
| A7 | Deserted Wife's Allowance | 1,505 |
| A8 | Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments | 45,585 |
| A9 | Farm Assist | 55,522 |
| A10 | Pre-Retirement Allowance | 15,365 |
| A11 | Other Working Age Supports | 23,462 |
| A12 | Community Employment Programme | 202,258 |
| A13 | Rural Social Scheme | 26,517 |
| A14 | TUS - Community Work Placement | 68,699 |
| A15 | Job Initiative | 13,192 |
| A16 | Community Services Programme | 32,482 |
| A17 | Back to Work Allowance | 66,920 |
| A18 | National Internship Scheme - JobBridge | 45,507 |
| A19 | Back to Education Allowance | 103,515 |
| A20 | Other Employment Supports | 41,976 |
| A21 | Disability Allowance | 710,874 |
| A22 | Blind Pension | 8,351 |
| A23 | Carer's Allowance | 323,671 |
| A24 | Domiciliary Care Allowance | 62,896 |
| A25 | Respite Care Grant | 113,437 |
| A26 | Child Benefit | 1,107,339 |
| A27 | Family Income Supplement | 170,225 |
| A28 | Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance | 34,051 |
| A29 | School Meals | 5,573 |
| A30 | Other Child Related Payments | 3,107 |
| A31 | Rent Supplement | 201,171 |
| A32 | Mortgage Interest Supplement | 13,492 |
| A33 | Household Benefits Package | 52,230 |
| A34 | Free Travel | 43,248 |
| A35 | Fuel Allowance | 78,587 |
| A36 | Grant to the Citizens Information Board | 29,800 |
| A37 | Office of the Pensions Ombudsman | 686 |
| A38 | Miscellaneous Services | 884 |
| A39 | Exchequer Subvention to the Social Insurance Fund | 376,173 |
| Gross expenditure | 7,160,799 |
Schedule 5 - Department of Social Protection SIF Expenditure 2011 to 2014
| - | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul-14 | ||||
| €000 | €000 | €000 | €000 | |
| Administration Expenses | 280,987 | 276,652 | 272,520 | 152,048 |
| State Pension (Contributory) | 3,625,042 | 3,802,795 | 3,983,264 | 2,371,263 |
| State Pension (Transition) | 132,596 | 146,629 | 137,270 | 60,033 |
| Widow's & Widower's (Contributory) Pension | 1,338,440 | 1,343,198 | 1,349,840 | 782,556 |
| Death Benefit | 7,977 | 7,827 | 7,775 | 4,592 |
| Bereavement Grant | 19,438 | 19,755 | 20,286 | 4,098 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit | 928,278 | 736,881 | 560,460 | 254,781 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | 85,883 | 83,565 | 80,400 | 46,685 |
| Maternity Benefit | 309,430 | 303,527 | 292,597 | 156,636 |
| Adoptive Benefit | 1,075 | 465 | 309 | 87 |
| Health & Safety Benefit | 644 | 526 | 578 | 317 |
| Redundancy & Insolvency | 330,636 | 323,420 | 148,146 | 45,599 |
| Treatment Benefit | 23,040 | 18,986 | 33,428 | 11,810 |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | 0 | 2,107 | 7,377 | 5,523 |
| Illness Benefit | 876,333 | 773,959 | 648,938 | 363,146 |
| Injury Benefit | 16,529 | 15,860 | 14,592 | 9,352 |
| Invalidity Pension | 606,701 | 604,024 | 707,769 | 389,396 |
| Disablement Benefit | 77,477 | 76,147 | 76,118 | 43,263 |
| Medical Care | 317 | 355 | 345 | 183 |
| Carer's Benefit | 24,503 | 24,498 | 22,443 | 13,235 |
| Guardian's Payment (Contributory) | 11,420 | 10,768 | 10,967 | 6,213 |
| Widowed Parent Grant | 6,228 | 5,968 | 6,331 | 3,486 |
| Fuel Allowance | 86,654 | 66,702 | 72,542 | 37,991 |
| Household Budget Package | 224,921 | 224,953 | 177,340 | 84,247 |
| SIF Expenditure | 9,014,549 | 8,869,567 | 8,631,635 | 4,846,541 |
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