Written Answers. - Appropriations-in-Aid. – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil) – Thursday, 17 Oct 2002

Written Answers. - Appropriations-in-Aid.

Richard Bruton

Question:

178 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the details of the appropriation-in-aid raised by his Department in 2000 and 2001; his estimate for the outturn for 2002; and the percentage yearly increase in each subhead. [18718/02]

Minister for the Environment and Local Government (Mr. Cullen)

The information requested is set out in the following table:

Appropriations-in-Aid

	2,000	2,001	2,001	2,002	2,002
	Outturn	Outturn	Variation	Estimated Outturn**	Variation*
Subhead Items	€,000	€,000%	%	€,000	%
1. Fees payable by Local Authorities, etc., for audit of their Accounts	1,653	1,665	1	1,636	-2
2. Inspection fees in respect of the scheme of structural guarantees for new houses	2,046	1,527	-25	1,442	-6
3. Fees payable by applicants for driving tests	6,639	7,112	7	3,456	-51
4. Receipt from National Toll Roads plc.	7,309	8,079	11	0
5. Receipt to defray vehicle testing costs	537	603	12	442
6. Receipt from the Social Insurance Fund in respect of premises occupied in connection with Social Insurance (Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993)	568	586	3	606	3
7. Receipts from Temple Bar Renewal Ltd.	4	1	-75	3	200
8. Receipt from the Local Government Fund	7,117	15,435	117	15,152	-2
9. Receipt from EU for FEOGA village renewal programme	870	1,022	17	1,028	1
10. Receipt from EU for FEOGA element of the Programme for Peace and Reconciliation	1,117	2,208	98	2,272	3
11. Payments to Planning Tribunal	0	128	–	0	–
12. Miscellaneous, including refunds on certain housing grants, refunds on publications and other refunds and payments from EU	474	568	20	74	-87

Nuclear/MET/Eireann
13. Recoupment for Staff on Secondment				40
14. Met Eireann Receipts				5,566
15. Miscellaneous Receipts				260

DUCHAS
16. Miscellaneous Receipts				223
17. Recoupment for Staff on Secondment				25
18. Rents (fishing rights etc)				138
19. Services at Visitor Centres				530
20. Sales of Property				19
21. Charges at National Parks and Wildlife Sites				264
22. Charges at National Monuments and Historic Properties				1,185

*Variations are not included for items (in italics) transferring on foot of the reorganisation of departments.

**Amounts shown for items 3,4 and 5 relate to the pre-transfer period in 2002 and amounts shown for items 13 to 22 relate to the post-transfer period.

Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 17 Oct 2002