Written answers

Thursday, 23 May 2024

Department of Finance

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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148. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of projected non-voted current expenditure for 2024 and 2025 including a breakdown central funds, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23401/24]

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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149. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of projected non-voted current expenditure for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23402/24]

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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150. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of capital resources outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23403/24]

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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151. To ask the Minister for Finance the details on non-tax revenue as outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23404/24]

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 to 15, inclusive, together.

As the Deputy may be aware, non-voted expenditure is paid out of the Central Fund under specific legislation, rather than being voted annually. It consists of expenditure on items such as the service of the National Debt and contributions to the European Union (EU) Budget or services that have already been provided for in legislation.

The figures requested by the Deputy are published by my Department on an aggregate basis as part of the Budget and Stability Programme Update (SPU) publications.

SPU2024 sets out the projections for non-voted current expenditure in respect of 2024 and 2025, at €7,140 million and €8,265 million respectively. Projections for non-tax revenue for 2024 and 2025 are also set out in Table 10 of the SPU 2024, at €1,150 million and €1,455 million respectively, while the Exchequer is projected to receive €2,005 million and €1,940 million in capital receipts in both years respectively.

Details of the main components of non-voted current expenditure over the course of the year are published by my Department as part of the monthly Fiscal Monitor publication.

The most recent Fiscal Monitor is available at: www.gov.ie/en/publication/4e994-fiscal-monitor-april-2024/.

Specifically, Note 5 of this publication details the main elements of this category of Central Fund expenditure.

The Fiscal Monitor also details the main components of both non tax revenue and capital receipts. Specifically, Note 2: Non-Tax Revenue and Note 3: Capital Receipts set out the elements that make up these two categories of Exchequer revenue.

The relevant tables from the April Fiscal Monitor are reproduced below for the Deputy's convenience.

Note 5: Non-Voted Current Expenditure 2023 2024
€000 €000
Debt Service Interest (1,749,410) (1,340,793)
Other Debt Management Expenses (54,317) (49,853)
Other non-voted Expenditure Contribution to EU Budget (1,312,397) (1,106,387)
Election Expenses (263) (16,362)
Payments to Political Parties under the Electoral Acts (6,218) (6,348)
Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (18,841) (20,079)
Oireachtas Commission (48,272) (50,229)
IDA & ADF - Payments under Development Banks Acts (38,768) (40,329)
Miscellaneous (20) (22)
Post & Telecommunications Services Act 1983 (s.46) (37,420) (36,410)
Pensions Insolvency Payment (Amendment) Scheme (1,618) (1,533)
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (188) (204)
Payments to DSP under S48B of Pensions Act 1990 (2,272) (2,484)
African Development Fund (8,128) (11,635)
Forestry Act 1988, Sn 44 (3,882) (2,834)
Total (3,282,013) (2,685,502)



Note 2:


Non-Tax Revenue


2023


2024






€000


€000


Surplus Income/Royalties


National Lottery Surplus


92,378


88,148




Central Bank Issue of Coins


2,193


0


Interest on Loans


Other Advances


1,458


2,784


Dividends


Other Dividends


5,265


0




EirGrid Dividend


4,000


0


Other Receipts


Property Registration Authority Fees


11,800


0




Motoring Fines


3,152


458




Other Receipts collected by Departments etc.


61,011


81,479




Miscellaneous


16,714


1,300




Pension Levy


231


19




Tailte Eireann Registration authority fees


11,850


19,100




Total


210,051


193,288



Note 3:


Capital Receipts


2023


2024






€000


€000


EU Receipts


European Regional Development Fund


15,941


3,957




EU Just Transition Fund


845


0


Loan Repayments


Local loans


0


5




FEOGA Intervention


670,000


672,887




EU Stability Support to Greece


26,058


0




Repayment of loans - Insurance Compensation fund


0


30,200




Repayment of advances to Supply Account^


0


347,560


Other Receipts


Miscellaneous Capital Receipts


44,568


5,661




Sale of Telephone Licences 2012


7,600


0




Enterprise Ireland


0


16,291




AIB Share Sale Receipts


286,982


0




Total


1,051,994


1,076,561

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