I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 159 together.
The total allocation for my Department in the Estimates set out in the Budget Book for 2010 is €28,818 million. This is an overall decrease of 11.8% on the 2009 Revised Estimate allocation.
The following table details the programme changes to achieve the savings by my Department in the 2010 budget.
Agency/Programme
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Savings Achieved
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Description
|
|
€000
|
|
NESDO*
|
1,205
|
Expenditure reduction as a result of a review informed by the Value for Money Report
|
Commemoration Initiatives
|
70
|
|
Forum for Peace and Reconciliation
|
5
|
Subhead closed
|
Tribunal of Inquiry (Dunnes Payments)
|
1
|
Subhead closed
|
National Forum on Europe
|
360
|
Discontinued as a result of the 2009 Supplementary Budget
|
Newfoundland and Labrador Business Partnership*
|
300
|
Future work will be supported by existing staff within my Department
|
Commission of Investigation
|
1
|
Subhead closed
|
Active Citizenship Office*
|
56
|
Future work will be supported by existing staff within my Department
|
Total Savings
|
1,998
|
|
*Covered by the Report of the Special Group on Public Numbers and Expenditure Programmes, whose recommendations were taken into account.