Dan Neville
Question:116 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Transport to outline the financial allocation to the National Road Safety Authority for 2010. [36912/10]
View answerThursday, 14 October 2010
Questions (120, 121)
Written answers
The 2010 Exchequer allocation, from the Vote for my Department, for the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is as follows:
Current €28.546m Pay €17.214m
Non-pay €11.332 m
Capital €200,000.
The RSA also receives income from various fees such as driver testing and NCT levies.
Lucinda Creighton
Question:117 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport the recommendations contained in the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes that pertain to his Department; the detail of each and proposed savings relating to his Department; which of these have been implemented to date and the expected savings to be achieved on each of these in one calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36988/10]
View answerThe recommendations contained in the McCarthy report that pertain to the Department of Transport, the details of each and the proposed savings are outlined in the following table:
|
Annual savings identified |
€m |
|
Programme A — Administration |
|
|
A.1 Reduce pay expenditure |
2.0 |
|
A.2 Reduce non pay expenditure |
0.9 |
|
Programme A savings |
2.9 |
|
Programme B — Roads |
|
|
B.1 Reduce expenditure on roads maintenance/improvement |
20.0 |
|
B.2 Reduce allocation to the Road Safety Authority |
4.2 |
|
B.3 Merge the National Vehicle and Driver File into the Road Safety Authority |
2.0 |
|
B.4 Outsourcing of driver testing and vehicle licensing |
10.0 |
|
Programme B savings |
36.2 |
|
Programme C — Public Transport |
|
|
C.1 Operational efficiencies among CIÉ companies |
55.0 |
|
C.2 Cease funding the Rural Transport Scheme |
11.0 |
|
C.3 Discontinue the Green Schools Initiative |
2.0 |
|
Programme C savings |
68.0 |
|
Programme D — Aviation |
|
|
D.1 Discontinue the Public Service Obligation for regional air services |
15.0 |
|
D.2 Discontinue operational grants for regional airports |
2.0 |
|
Programme D savings |
17.0 |
|
Cross–programme |
|
|
Proposed amalgamation of NRA and RPA |
3.0 |
|
Cross –programme savings |
3.0 |
|
Total Programme Savings |
127.1 |
|
Total Associated Staff Savings |
80 |
The recommendations implemented to date and the expected savings to be achieved on each of these in 2010 is outlined in the following table:
|
Transport Savings Measures |
€m |
|
|
Savings 2010 |
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|
Programme A — Administration |
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|
A.1 |
Reduce pay expenditure |
2.0 |
|
A.2 |
Reduce non pay expenditure |
0.9 |
|
Programme A Savings |
2.9 |
|
|
Programme B — Roads |
||
|
B1 |
Reduce expenditure on roads maintenance/improvement |
13.6 |
|
B4 |
National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) |
4.0 |
|
Programme B Savings |
17.3 |
|
|
Programme C — Public Transport |
||
|
C1 |
Operational efficiencies among CIE companies |
26.6 |
|
Programme C Savings |
26.6 |
|
|
Cross Programme Savings |
||
|
Reduction in National Roads Authority (NRA) administrative budget |
1.0 |
|
|
Reduction in Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) administrative budget |
0.35 |
|
|
Cross Programme Savings |
1.35 |
|
|
Total Programme Savings |
48.15 |
Other savings amounting to €12.2million, 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 €60.3million.