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asked the Minister for Social Welfare if her Department or anybody or agency under the aegis of her Department who receive most or all of their funding from the State have significantly increased their borrowing in 1986; and if she will identify these agencies and indicate the total increase in indebtedness of these agencies between the average level of indebtedness in 1982 and the average level of indebtedness in 1986 to date.
116.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if she will provide a list of all bodies or agencies directly or indirectly under the aegis of her Department to whom nett expenditure limits have been notified by her Department and who have exceeded or expect to exceed these limits in any or each year from 1982 to 1986, inclusive; and if she will state the amounts, estimated or actual, of these excesses for each year and the total additional increase needed in her Departmental Vote to enable her to deal with these excesses.
117.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if her Department or any body or agency under the aegis of her Department have sought approval for, or are considering applying for approval for, term loans or other loans to finance excess revenue expenditure.
118.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if the 1986 Vote or Votes to her Department include provision for the funding of excess expenditure over approved expenditure limits by agencies or bodies financed from her Department's Vote or Votes in respect of years prior to 1986; if so, the amount of the excess expenditure for 1982 to 1985 and the estimated projected excess for 1986; and the amount which is included under each subhead to finance this excess expenditure.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 to 118, inclusive, together. The only body or agency under the aegis of the Department of Social Welfare is the Combat Poverty Agency which was established on the 18 September last. It is not expected that the amount allocated to this agency in 1986 will be exceeded.
