Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2010
506 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the savings outlined in the Report of the Special Group on Public Numbers and Expenditure Programmes which were accepted in Budget 2010 for his Department in tabular form; the savings which will be achieved in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1263/10]
View answerThe following savings were accepted for my Department and included in Budget 2010.
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Transport Savings Measures |
€m |
€m |
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Accepted Annual savings in Budget 2010 |
Savings 2010 |
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Programme A — Administration |
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A.1 |
Reduce pay expenditure |
2.0 |
1.9 |
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A.2 |
Reduce non pay expenditure |
0.9 |
0.9 |
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Programme A Savings |
2.9 |
2.8 |
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Programme B — Roads |
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B1 |
Reduce expenditure on roads maintenance/improvement |
13.6 |
13.8 |
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B4 |
National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) |
4.0 |
3.5 |
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Programme B Savings |
17.6 |
17.3 |
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Programme C — Public Transport |
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C1 |
Operational efficiencies among CIE companies |
26.6 |
27 |
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Programme C Savings |
26.6 |
27 |
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Cross Programme Savings |
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Reduction in National Roads Authority (NRA) administrative budget |
0.65 |
1.0 |
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Reduction in Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) administrative budget |
0.35 |
0.35 |
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Cross Programme Savings |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Total Programme Savings |
48.1 |
48.1 |
Other savings amounting to €12.2 million, not proposed by the Special Group, were also included in my Department's current Estimate for 2010, bringing the total underlying current expenditure reduction for the year to €60.3 million.
