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Departmental Expenditure.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008

Thursday, 10 July 2008

Questions (359)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

358 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide a monthly schedule of the actual expenditure for each estimate sub-heading for each of the months from March to June 2008; and if she will provide the actual income received by the social insurance fund for each of the months in the same period. [28482/08]

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The information requested is given in the attached tables.

Tables A and B show actual expenditure incurred and income received in the first four months of the year for Vote 38 and the Social Insurance Fund, respectively. Full expenditure data for the months of May and June is not yet available. The figures given are provisional and represent the most up to date information available.

TABLE A: Provisional Expenditure under the Department of Social and Family Affairs Vote 38 up to 30th April 2008

A.1 Salaries, Wages & Allowances

66,288,782

A.2 Travelling & Subsistence

1,170,475

A.3 Incidental Expenses

2,289,846

A.4 Postal & Telecommunications

4,714,760

A.5 Office Machinery/Office Supplies

10,817,988

A.6 Office Premises Expenses

2,263,309

A.7 Consultancy Services

62,876

A.8 Payment for Agency Services

18,893,067

A.9 eGovernment — Reach

3,760,469

A.10 VFM & Policy Reviews

48,822

A11 eGovernment Related Projects

102,012

ADMINISTRATION SUBTOTAL

110,412,406

B State Pension (Non-Con)

309,730,736

C Blind Pension

5,269,902

D Child Benefit

781,514,602

E Jobseeker’s Allowance

328,997,129

F Farm Assist Scheme

27,064,113

G Employment Support Services

59,963,731

H Pre-Retirement Allowance

39,929,165

I One-Parent Family Payment

331,932,331

J Widow(er)s’ & Guardians Payments (Non Con)

8,122,722

K Social Assistance & Other Allowance

2,202,487

L Family Income Supplement

53,200,772

M Carer’s Allowances

128,438,595

N Supplementary Welfare Allowances

247,768,025

O Disability Allowance

329,935,752

P Respite Care Grant

2,482,716

Q Free Schemes

131,139,158

R Money Advice & Budgeting Service

8,012,925

S. Grant to Family Support Agency

4,358,505

T1 Grant to the Combat Poverty Agency

980,638

T2. EU Program (Progress) 2007 — 201

240

U. Grant to Citizens Information Boar

12,500,000

V Dormant Accounts — Economic & Social Disadvantage

0

W Miscellaneous Services

21,493,721

Extra Statutory Grants

0

Losses

0

GROSS TOTAL

2,945,450,371

DEDUCT

X Appropriations-in-Aid

(67,390,453)

NET TOTAL

2,878,059,918

TABLE B: Provisional Income and Expenditure for the Social Insurance Fund up to 30th April 2008.

Income

Income from Contributions

2,792,091,837

Income from Investments

78,162,938

Rent

9,523

Total Income

2,870,264,298

Expenditure

Illness Benefit

278,011,442

Invalidity Pension

217,490,209

Occupational Injuries Benefits

35,428,017

Maternity Benefit

98,999,869

Health & Safety Benefit

184,558

Adoptive Benefit

476,842

Treatment Benefits

23,875,236

State (contributory) Pension

989,741,512

State Pension (Transition)

28,207,139

Jobseeker’s Benefit

246,186,680

Widow(er)s & Guardians (Contributory) Payment

421,315,770

Widowed Parent Grant

1,885,139

Deserted Wife’s Benefit

34,041,184

Carer’s Benefit

16,247,805

Bereavement Grant

6,309,453

Free Schemes

101,616,723

Redundancy & Insolvency Payments

58,863,332

Administration Expenses

83,745,634

Total Expenditure

2,642,626,544

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