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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 14 Jul 2011

Vol. 738 No. 4

Estimates for Public Services 2011

I move the following Estimates:

Vote 1 — President’s Establishment

That a sum not exceeding €3,061,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary General to the President, for certain other expenses of the President's Establishment and for certain grants.

Vote 2 — Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €21,039,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach, including certain services administered by the Department and for payment of grants and grants-in-aid.

Vote 3 — Office of the Attorney General (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €14,360,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Attorney General, including a grant-in-aid.

Vote 5 — Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €6,844,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Vote 6 — Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €25,857,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Finance, including the Paymaster-General's Office, for certain services administered by the Office of the Minister and for payment of certain grants and grants-in-aid.

Vote 7 — Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €367,775,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for pensions, superannuation, occupational injuries, and additional and other allowances and gratuities under the Superannuation Acts 1834 to 2004 and sundry other statutes; extra-statutory pensions, allowances and gratuities awarded by the Minister for Finance, fees to medical referees and occasional fees to doctors; compensation and other payments in respect of personal injuries; fees to Pensions Board; payments in respect of Pension Benefit System, miscellaneous payments, etc.

Vote 8 — Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €477,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Appeal Commissioners.

Vote 9 — Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €325,172,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that Office.

Vote 10 — Office of Public Works (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €378,753,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Public Works; for services administered by that Office including the National Procurement Service, for payment of certain grants and for the recoupment of certain expenditure, and that a sum not exceeding €5,000,000 be granted by way of the application for capital supply services of unspent appropriations, the surrender of which may be deferred under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004.

Vote 11 — State Laboratory (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €8,650,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory.

Vote 12 — Secret Service (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €1,000,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for Secret Service.

Vote 13 — Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €34,188,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief State Solicitor.

Vote 14 — Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €43,263,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Vote 15 — Valuation Office (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €8,208,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office and certain minor services.

Vote 16 — Public Appointments Service (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €7,756,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Public Appointments Service.

Vote 17 — Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €883,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments.

Vote 18 — Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €7,079,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Ombudsman, the Standards in Public Office Commission, the Office of the Information Commissioner and the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information.

Vote 19 — Justice and Equality (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €355,194,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Probation Service staff and of certain other services including payments under cash-limited schemes administered by that Office, and payment of certain grants and grants-in-aid.

Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €1,412,223,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Garda Síochána, including pensions, etc.; for the payment of certain witnesses' expenses; and for payment of a grant-in-aid.

Vote 21 — Prisons (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €329,211,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Prison Service, and other expenses in connection with prisons, including places of detention; for probation services; and for payment of a grant-in-aid, and that a sum not exceeding €2,000,000 be granted by way of the application for capital supply services of unspent appropriations, the surrender of which may be deferred under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004.

Vote 22 — Courts Service (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €60,665,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for such of the salaries and expenses of the Courts Service and of the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Special Criminal Court, the Circuit Court and the District Court and of certain other minor services as are not charged to the Central Fund.

Vote 23 — Property Registration Authority (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €35,172,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Property Registration Authority.

Vote 25 — Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €1,609,471,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, including grants to Local Authorities, grants and other expenses in connection with housing, water services, miscellaneous schemes, subsidies and grants.

Vote 26 — Education and Skills (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €8,279,419,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills, for certain services administered by that Office, and for the payments of certain grants and grants-in-aid.

Vote 28 — Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €172,506,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and for certain services administered by that Office, including grants-in-aid and contributions to International organisations.

Vote 29 — International Co-operation (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €522,877,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for certain Official Development Assistance, including certain grants-in-aid, and for contributions to certain International Organisations involved in Development Assistance and for salaries and expenses in connection therewith.

Vote 30 — Communications

That a sum not exceeding €253,473,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants and Sundry grants-in-aid, and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes.

Vote 31 — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €1,273,615,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, including certain services administered by that Office, and of the Irish Land Commission and for payment of certain grants, subsidies and sundry grants-in-aid and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes.

Vote 32 — Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €1,924,047,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport including certain services administered by that Office, for payment of certain grants, grants-in-aid and certain other services, and that a sum not exceeding €5,000,000 be granted by way of the application for capital supply services of unspent appropriations, the surrender of which may be deferred under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004.

Vote 33 — National Gallery (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €9,847,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the National Gallery, including grants-in-aid.

Vote 34 — Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €844,840,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, including certain services administered by that Office, for the payment of certain subsidies, grants and a grant-in-aid, and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes.

Vote 35 — Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €264,099,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies, grants and grants-in-aid.

Vote 36 — Defence (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €678,730,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Defence, including certain services administered by that Office; for the pay and expenses of the Defence Forces; and for payment of certain grants-in-aid, and that a sum not exceeding €1,500,000 be granted by way of the application for capital supply services of unspent appropriations, the surrender of which may be deferred under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004.

Vote 37 — Army Pensions (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €201,867,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011,for retired pay, pensions, compensation, allowances and gratuities payable under sundry statutes to or in respect of members of the Defence Forces and certain other Military Organisations, etc., and for sundry contributions and expenses in connection therewith; for certain extra-statutory children's allowances and other payments and for sundry grants.

Vote 38 — Social Protection (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €13,427,412,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Social Protection, for certain services administered by that Office, for payments to the Social Insurance Fund and for certain grants.

Vote 42 — Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)

That a sum not exceeding €34,840,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2011, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, for certain services administered by the Office of the Minister and for the payment of certain grants and grants-in-aid.

Votes put and agreed to.
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