asked the Minister for Finance the percentage by which the expenditure of each Vote has increased since July 1977, if the expenditure on any Vote has increased by more than the gross national product since that date and if so, the Departments involved, and the amount in each case by which the increase exceeded the GNP.
Written Answers. - Vote Expenditure Increase.
405.
Government expenditure is accounted for on a calendar year basis and it is not possible to compare expenditure at any given interim dates. Likewise, changes in GNP can be compared only on a full calendar year basis. The table below gives the information requested by the Deputy on the basis of actual expenditure for the year 1977 compared with the total original and Supplementary Estimates passed by Dáil Éireann in 1979 to date. It is estimated provisionally that the increase in GNP in current value terms between 1977 and 1979 is about 36 per cent.
The figures in the table take account of the estimated cost of services transferred between Votes in the period.
Following is the table:
|
VOTE |
Percentage increase in expenditure 1979 over 1977 |
Excess, if any, of increase in column (2) over percentage increase in GNP in same period |
|
% |
% |
|
|
1. President's Establishment |
28 |
— |
|
2. Houses of the Oireachtas and the European Assembly |
34 |
— |
|
3. Department of the Taoiseach |
48 |
12 |
|
4. Central Statistics Office |
127 |
91 |
|
5. An Comhairle Ealaíon |
88 |
52 |
|
6. Office of the Minister for Finance |
35 |
— |
|
7. Comptroller and Auditor General |
45 |
9 |
|
8. Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
25 |
— |
|
9. Public Works and Buildings |
66 |
30 |
|
10. State Laboratory |
51 |
15 |
|
11. Secret Service |
116 |
80 |
|
12. Office of the Attorney General |
55 |
19 |
|
13. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions |
36 |
— |
|
14. Miscellaneous Expenses |
-81 |
— |
|
15. Stationery Office |
20 |
— |
|
16. Valuation and Ordnance Survey |
39 |
3 |
|
17. Rates on Government Property |
28 |
— |
|
18. Minister for the Public Service |
49 |
13 |
|
19. Civil Service Commission |
66 |
30 |
|
20. Superannuation and Retired Allowances |
34 |
— |
|
21. Economic Planning and Development |
165 (a) |
129 |
|
22. Agricultural Grants |
-2 |
— |
|
23. Office of the Minister for Justice |
86 |
50 |
|
24. Garda Síochána |
54 |
18 |
|
25. Prisons |
90 |
54 |
|
26. Courts |
26 |
— |
|
27. Land Registry and Registry of Deeds |
55 |
19 |
|
28. Charitable Donations |
49 |
13 |
|
29. Environment |
201 |
165 |
|
30. Office of the Minister for Education |
53 |
17 |
|
31. Primary Education |
42 |
6 |
|
32. Secondary Education |
50 |
14 |
|
33. Vocational Education |
41 |
5 |
|
34. Residential Homes and Special Schools |
57 |
21 |
|
35. Higher Education |
31 |
— |
|
36. National Gallery |
31 |
— |
|
37. Fisheries |
117 |
81 |
|
38. Forestry |
37 |
1 |
|
39. Roinn na Gaeltachta |
45 |
9 |
|
40. Agriculture |
1 |
— |
|
41. Lands |
15 |
— |
|
42. Labour |
131 |
95 |
|
43. Industry, Commerce and Energy |
63 |
27 |
|
44. Tourism and Transport |
65 |
29 |
|
45. Posts and Telegraphs |
36 |
— |
|
46. Defence |
35 |
— |
|
47. Army Pensions |
19 |
— |
|
48. Foreign Affairs |
47 |
11 |
|
49. International Co-operation |
92 |
56 |
|
50. Social Welfare |
27 |
— |
|
51. Health |
36 |
— |
|
52. Remuneration |
(b) |
— |
(a) The Department of Economic Planning and Development was established during 1977.
(b) Allocated among the Votes concerned.