Based on the expenditure information for the period to end October 2010, it is estimated that current expenditure for my Department for the year will be in accordance with the Voted Allocation. It is possible as the end of the year approaches that excesses of expenditure on a small number of subheads will require to be offset by savings on other subheads. There is currently in this regard a projected excess of €43 million on expenditure on Student Supports (Subhead E1), due in large part to a signficant increase in numbers of grant-holders and of numbers in receipt of higher rates of grant. This projected excess will be offset by lower expenditure on Residential Institutions Redress (Subhead B12 — €10 million), anticipated savings linked to the timescale for payments being made by the Commission on Child Abuse (Subhead B19 — €12 million) and by various savings on staff costs and on FAS Programmes (€21 million).
In relation to Capital expenditure, there are indications of a potential under-spend of €62 million on the Primary subhead F1. Prominent factors in the potential under-spend include the continuing reduction in the value of tenders (40% lower than in the height of the construction boom) and financial difficulties within the sector which have delayed project delivery. It is proposed to reallocate this projected under-spend by increasing by €20 million the allocation for Schools Information and Communication TechnologIes (Subhead B18) and by transferring €42 million to the higher education capital programme (Subhead F3).
In order to facilitate the above current and capital transfers I will be seeking a technical Supplementary Estimate for my Department.
EDUCATION AND SKILLS
I. Supplementary Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2010 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills, for certain services administered by that Office and for the payment of certain grants and grants-in-aid.
One thousand euro
€1,000
II. Subheads under which this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills.
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2010
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Original Estimate
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Revised Estimate
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Current
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Capital
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Current
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Capital
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Additional Sum Required
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€’000
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€’000
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€’000
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€’000
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€’000
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B.18
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— Schools Information And Communication Technologies Activities
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13,578
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43,000
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13,578
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63,000
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20,000
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E01
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— Student Support
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324,449
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367,449
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43,000
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F03
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— An túdaras um Ard-Oideachas — Building Grants And Capital Costs For Universities and Colleges, Institutes of Technology, Disignated Institutions of Higher Education and Research and Development (Grant-in-Aid)
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126,890
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168,890
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42,000
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TOTAL:
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338,027
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169,890
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381,027
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231,890
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105,000
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Less:
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Savings on Subheads
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B.12
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10,000
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B.19
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12,000
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F.01
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62,000
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G.02
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20,999
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The total Original Net Estimate, 2010 was
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8,668,104
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Sum now required
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1
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Total
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8,668,105
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