Written Answers. - Departmental Salaries/Allowances. – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil) – Tuesday, 8 Feb 1994

Written Answers. - Departmental Salaries/Allowances.

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

90 Mr. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the projected cost of salaries, allowances and other such payments for the offices of programme managers/special advisers/ ministerial assistants and other such offices under his aegis as at January 1993; the outturn for the year ending 31 December 1993; the projected expenditure under this heading in 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Spring)

The 1993 outturn and 1994 projected expenditure figures in relation to salaries and allowances of programme managers-special advisers-ministerial assistants in the Department of Foreign Affairs as well as the Office of the Tánaiste are as follows:

	1993 Outturn	1994 Projected Expenditure
	£	£
Department of Foreign Affairs	64,548	74,163
Office of the Tánaiste	159,151	184,086

The outturn figures for last year are generally in line with projections at the time of introduction of Budget '93.

Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 8 Feb 1994