Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 October 2008
234 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Finance if, further to his statement on 14 October 2008 that the savings of €440 million in 2008 and €1 billion in 2009 announced in July 2008 have been achieved, he will provide a breakdown of those savings by Department and expense type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35721/08]
View answerThe breakdown of the overall savings target of €440 million for 2008 and €1 billion in 2009 was laid before the Dáil on the 10th of July and these details are reproduced in the Appendix to this reply.
Specific information on the achievement of these savings in 2008 will have to await the end of the year when provisional outturn figures will first become available. Provisional outturn information at subhead level is normally published for the first time in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) for the following year. However, on the basis of forecast outturns published in the 2009 Budget Volume, and taking into account specific offsetting expenditure pressures in some areas, I anticipate that the underlying savings targets as set out in the Appendix will be realised in full.
Budget 2009 contains all relevant details on proposed expenditure and savings for 2009, 2010 and 2011.
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2008 Savings — Policy and Efficiencies |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Vote Group |
Total Policy Savings |
Total Efficiency Savings* |
Total Savings |
|
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
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Agriculture and Food |
9 |
9 |
|
|
Arts, Sport & Tourism |
5 |
1 |
6 |
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Defence |
5 |
5 |
|
|
Education and Science |
7 |
7 |
|
|
Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
10 |
15 |
25 |
|
Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
40 |
8 |
48 |
|
Finance Group |
78 |
5 |
83 |
|
Foreign Affairs |
45 |
2 |
47 |
|
Health and Children |
135 |
9 |
144 |
|
Justice |
9 |
9 |
|
|
Social and Family Affairs |
25 |
5 |
30 |
|
Taoiseach’s Group |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Transport |
20 |
2 |
22 |
|
Totals |
358 |
81 |
439 |
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*Content of Total Efficiency Savings: |
€m |
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Administrative Budgets |
11 |
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|
Agency and other Efficiencies |
39 |
||
|
Consultancies/Advertising/Public Relations |
21 |
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|
Payroll |
10 |
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|
Total |
81 |
|
€m |
Description |
|
|
Current Policy Savings |
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Arts, Sport & Tourism |
1 |
Measures spread across various bodies |
|
Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
10 |
Reduced number of apprenticeships in FÁS and other measures |
|
Department of Finance |
3 |
Deliver the Reach Programme at lower cost. |
|
Foreign Affairs |
45 |
ODA — still 0.56% of GNP |
|
Health and Children |
135 |
Delayed introduction of “Fair Deal” for long-term care of elderly (€85m) and other measures |
|
Social and Family Affairs |
25 |
Additional control measures |
|
Total Current Savings |
219 |
|
|
Capital Policy Savings |
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|
Agriculture and Food |
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|
Arts, Sport & Tourism |
4 |
Deferral of some tourism and cultural projects. |
|
Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
40 |
Defer Gateways Innovation Fund |
|
Finance Group — OPW |
75 |
Mainly Decentralisation |
|
Transport |
20 |
Savings across range of capital projects |
|
Total Capital Savings |
139 |
|
|
Total Current and Capital Savings |
358 |
|
2009 SAVINGS |
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|
€m |
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|
Administrative Budget |
47 |
|
|
Agency and other Efficiencies |
177 |
|
|
Consultancies/ Advertising/ Procurement |
135 |
|
|
Payroll including Local Authorities |
250 |
|
|
Total Efficiency Savings |
609 |
|
€m |
Description |
|
|
Current Policy Savings |
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|
Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
26 |
FÁS apprenticeship programme |
|
Department of Finance |
5 |
Deliver the REACH programme at a lower cost |
|
Social and Family Affairs |
50 |
Additional control measures |
|
Total Current Savings |
81 |
|
|
Capital Policy Savings |
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Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
100 |
Defer the Gateways Innovation Fund Programme |
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Finance Group — OPW |
105 |
Mainly Decentralisation |
|
Various Vote Groups |
105 |
Various capital projects deferred |
|
Total Capital Savings |
310 |
|
|
Total Current & Capital Policy Savings |
391 |
|
|
Total Savings |
1,000 |
