Written answers

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Department of Finance

Departmental Funding

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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81. To ask the Minister for Finance the funding provided to the Comptroller and Auditor General in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [10391/18]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Funding for the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General is provided through Vote 8.  The salary costs of the Comptroller and Auditor General are provided from the Central Fund.  Details of each of these funding mechanisms for each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018 are in the following table.

Vote 8 – Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

Total gross issues from Central Fund in respect of C&AG salary costs*

Gross

€000
Net

€000
Appropriations in Aid €000
2008€249,689€13,038€7,831€5,207
2009€252,877€12,150€6,642€5,508
2010€215,688€10,843€5,063€5,780
2011€213,769€11,487€4,316€7,171
2012€153,561€10,920€5,023€5,897
2013€176,549€11,098€5,761€5,337
2014€175,742€11,045€5,244€5,801
2015€182,501€12,141€6,017€6,124
2016€175,742€11,567€5,053€6,514
2017€179,130€11,925€5,915€6,010
2018€28,010€13,977€7,927€6,050
*These figures do not include deductions in respect of voluntary salary surrenders made by the relevant individuals which were credited back to the Central Fund. Please note that the figure for 2012 is lower than the previous years due to the fact that there was a vacancy in the post from March 2012 to June 2012.

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