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Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount of funding allocated for salaries and pensions by year and Department; and the percentage that this represented of Departmental budgets by year and Department from 2017 to 2022, in tabular form. [11394/22]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The proportion of Departmental spending on pay and pensions will vary in line with the functions carried out by each Department. The latest available information on funding in relation to pay and pensions for the years 2017 to 2022 for each Department is set out below.
The information for the years 2017 to 2019 is based on the appropriation account figures for those years which is published on the Voted Public Expenditure Databank. This will be updated with the 2020 Appropriation Account figures in due course.
2021 figures are initial estimates and are subject to change, and as provided by Departments in their Provisional Outturn returns which are currently being finalised. 2022 are based on the allocations in the Revised Estimates Volume 2022. Year on year comparisons of spending will be impacted by the transfer of functions between Departments.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerial Vote Group | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 |
| Agriculture, Food and the Marine Overall Gross | 1387756 | 1546253 | 1635121 | 1674994 | 1688456 | 1891291 |
| Pay | 238862 | 252886 | 265877 | 281143 | 303571 | 325554 |
| Pay % of Overall | 17% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Pensions | 48638 | 50343 | 49421 | 51008 | 50403 | 54,437 |
| Pensions % of Overall | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Overall Gross | 1249984 | 1386854 | 1517775 | 1719144 | 1826884 | 2114791 |
| Pay | 284264 | 305488 | 317306 | 348198 | 354797 | 408463 |
| Pay % of Overall | 23% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| Pensions | 6700 | 10853 | 12475 | 11217 | 16338 | 16,125 |
| Pensions % of Overall | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Defence Overall Gross | 920571 | 943741 | 1007060 | 1032026 | 1046712 | 1107081 |
| Pay | 469540 | 471921 | 495774 | 487425 | 508312 | 545431 |
| Pay % of Overall | 51% | 50% | 49% | 47% | 49% | 49% |
| Pensions | 239910 | 242204 | 250853 | 250903 | 259697 | 270,468 |
| Pensions % of Overall | 26% | 26% | 25% | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| Education Overall Gross | 9598577 | 10226020 | 10373414 | 8595589 | 9261610 | 9282551 |
| Pay | 5687283 | 6128439 | 6285088 | 5506179 | 5854592 | 6070703 |
| Pay % of Overall | 59% | 60% | 61% | 64% | 63% | 65% |
| Pensions | 1251184 | 1340196 | 1385633 | 1250807 | 1311152 | 1,366,600 |
| Pensions % of Overall | 13% | 13% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 15% |
| Enterprise, Trade and Employment Overall Gross | 850832 | 836970 | 1436339 | 1764678 | 936837 | 903825 |
| Pay | 145323 | 158248 | 293586 | 169349 | 174692 | 190655 |
| Pay % of Overall | 17% | 19% | 20% | 10% | 19% | 21% |
| Pensions | 48896 | 49067 | 51204 | 50848 | 54373 | 55,285 |
| Pensions % of Overall | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Environment, Climate and Communications Overall Gross | 502916 | 552365 | 587170 | 428267 | 626260 | 868,504 |
| Pay | 54698 | 61986 | 64881 | 66848 | 70991 | 90887 |
| Pay % of Overall | 11% | 11% | 11% | 16% | 11% | 10% |
| Pensions | 6649 | 7703 | 6971 | 7760 | 8595 | 8,484 |
| Pensions % of Overall | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Finance Overall Gross | 457893 | 475411 | 524802 | 520526 | 542361 | 559976 |
| Pay | 321869 | 332359 | 350351 | 362775 | 376276 | 392405 |
| Pay % of Overall | 70% | 70% | 67% | 70% | 69% | 70% |
| Pensions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pensions % of Overall | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Foreign Affairs Overall Gross | 706538 | 742525 | 809985 | 802615 | 834561 | 921327 |
| Pay | 99691 | 107017 | 119594 | 123478 | 130028 | 146017 |
| Pay % of Overall | 14% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Pensions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pensions % of Overall | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Overall Gross | 3,167,419 | 3585302 | 3777256 |
| Pay | 1,229,246 | 1324014 | 1315651 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay % of Overall | 39% | 37% | 35% | |||
| Pensions | 197475 | 353389 | 233,967 | |||
| Pensions % of Overall | 6% | 10% | 6% | |||
| Health Overall Gross | 14798316 | 15974789 | 17459254 | 20809989 | 21669078 | 22193328 |
| Pay | 6901133 | 7497326 | 8066356 | 8953954 | 8858167 | 9420776 |
| Pay % of Overall | 47% | 47% | 46% | 43% | 41% | 42% |
| Pensions | 646975 | 664603 | 537828 | 518917 | 584717 | 617,929 |
| Pensions % of Overall | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Housing, Local Government and Heritage | 2087158 | 3425362 | 4001055 | 5313943 | 5045883 | 5988484 |
| Pay | 54184 | 94430 | 82923 | 151876 | 161,658 | 185311 |
| Pay % of Overall | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Pensions | 1703 | 1719 | 3561 | 9347 | 10,384 | 12,025 |
| Pensions % of Overall | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Justice Overall Gross | 2595461 | 2681023 | 2834282 | 2897562 | 3005177 | 3153497 |
| Pay | 1527282 | 1576217 | 1636848 | 1743009 | 1789341 | 1856598 |
| Pay % of Overall | 59% | 59% | 58% | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| Pensions | 327614 | 337686 | 344121 | 354822 | 378382 | 381,657 |
| Pensions % of Overall | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| Public Expenditure and Reform Overall Gross | 1067151 | 1175936 | 1214018 | 1280439 | 1376344 | 1537104 |
| Pay | 170791 | 188043 | 200238 | 209996 | 216009 | 245844 |
| Pay % of Overall | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% |
| Pensions | 535593 | 573729 | 598961 | 629308 | 699642 | 707,976 |
| % Pensions of Overall Budget | 50% | 49% | 49% | 49% | 51% | 46% |
| Rural & Community Development Overall Gross | 136005 | 237483 | 290683 | 359418 | 331270 | 378548 |
| Pay | 7905 | 10787 | 12042 | 13374 | 14474 | 15884 |
| Pay % of Overall | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Pensions | 38 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 22 | 38 |
| % Pensions of Overall Budget | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Social Protection Overall Gross | 19974860 | 20310859 | 20755078 | 30,456,905 | 30,262,298 | 23350648 |
| Pay | 298058 | 300455 | 299738 | 303757 | 315514 | 330655 |
| Pay % of Overall | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Pensions | 1299 | 1105 | 1365 | 1321 | 1189 | 1,334 |
| % Pensions of Overall Budget | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Taoiseach's Overall Gross | 167661 | 171595 | 182715 | 209689 | 207777 | 282523 |
| Pay | 93374 | 98508 | 104338 | 113064 | 119703 | 163012 |
| Pay % of Overall | 56% | 57% | 57% | 54% | 58% | 58% |
| Pensions | 55 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 323 | 140 |
| % Pensions of Overall Budget | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Overall Gross | 299606 | 302311 | 335343 | 972063 | 1078546 | 1222420 |
| Pay | 77277 | 83157 | 87258 | 96911 | 105452 | 126417 |
| Pay % of Overall | 26% | 28% | 26% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Pensions | 7682 | 7973 | 8016 | 14022 | 15152 | 15,345 |
| % Pensions of Overall Budget | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Transport Overall Gross | 1819108 | 2062925 | 2301192 | 2,679,587 | 3311108 | 3432494 |
| Pay | 83277 | 89902 | 101217 | 70593 | 74902 | 89975 |
| Pay % of Overall | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Pensions | 10996 | 11645 | 10855 | 2575 | 2322 | 2,263 |
| % Pensions of Overall Budget | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
*2017-2019 figures as published on the Voted Public Expenditure Databank. 2020 figures are as per Appropriation account returns on internal monitoring system, with the exception of the NTF figures which reflect the Provisional Outturn numbers supplied. 2021 figures are initial estimates and are subject to change, these are as per the Provisional Outturn returns from Departments on our internal monitoring system which are currently being finalised. 2022 figures are as per the Revised Estimates Volume 2022.
** Comparisons between years will be impacted by the transfers of functions between Departments.
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