asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of each of the financial years 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60 and 1960-61 whether there has been any excess of expenditure under any of the subheads in the Law Charges Vote which has been met out of a surplus under any sub-head in such vote; if so, the amount of any excess; and the sub-head from which any such excess has been met.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Law Charges Vote.
17.
Excesses and savings in 1957-58, 1958-59 and 1959-60 are given in the Appropriation Accounts for those years; these Accounts have been presented to the House.
The figures for 1960-61 are set out in the attached tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Excesses were met from savings on the Vote as a whole.
The following is the statement for 1960-61:
|
Subhead |
Excess |
Savings |
||||
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
A.1. Attorney General and Staff |
— |
3,352 |
10 |
6 |
||
|
A.2. State Solicitors |
5,209 |
6 |
1 |
— |
||
|
B.Witnesses' Expenses, etc. |
— |
2,735 |
19 |
2 |
||
|
C.Fees to Counsel |
3,358 |
14 |
6 |
— |
||
|
D.General Law Expenses |
— |
3,610 |
10 |
5 |
||
|
E.Defence of Public Servants |
— |
481 |
13 |
0 |
||
|
Surplus realised |
||||||
|
F.Appropriations in Aid |
— |
2,060 |
7 |
10 |