Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of the underspend by her Department against its projected spending in 2015 to date; and the amount that this underspend is now expected to be by year end. [25505/15]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the pay related social insurance yield in 2015 to date; the amount by which this is ahead of profile; and the amount by which it is now expected it will be ahead of profile by year end. [25506/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 45 together.

At the end of May last, total net Vote expenditure for the Department of Social Protection was €4,633 million, or an underspend on profile of €147.6 million. Overall expenditure on all schemes, services and administration was €8,116 million at end May, or an overspend of just over €49 million on profile. PRSI income at end May was €3,510 million or €200.5 million ahead of profile. The Department is currently examining the projected out-turns for all sub-heads for 2015 and this work will continue over the summer having regard to emerging trends for June and later months. It is not, therefore, possible to supply an informed projected out-turn at this stage.