Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 May 2015
121. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the contribution, in millions of euro, to the change in the Exchequer deficit in the period January 2015 and April 2015 compared to the same period in 2011 arising from the change solely in non-voted expenditure; and the principal contributors, in millions of euro, from the various items of non-voted expenditure to that change in non-voted expenditure. [19314/15]
View answerI would point out that the information requested by the Deputy is currently available on my Department's website at the following link:
http://www.finance.gov.ie/what-we-do/public-finances/exchequer-returns/exchequer-statements .
However, the following tables set out the position in terms of Exchequer Deficit and total non-voted expenditure for the period at end-April 2011 and at end-April 2015 respectively.
Exchequer Deficit and Non-Voted Expenditure:
|
|
End-April 2011 |
End-April 2015 |
Change |
|
|
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Voted Current Expenditure |
2,818 |
4,337 |
+1,519 |
|
Non-Voted Capital Expenditure |
3,062 |
1,209 |
-1,853 |
|
Total Non-Voted Expenditure |
5,880 |
5,546 |
-333 |
|
Exchequer Deficit |
-9,913 |
-2,319 |
+7,594 |
Total Non-Voted Current Expenditure by component:
|
|
End-April 2011 |
End-April 2015 |
Change |
|
|
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
Interest |
2,082 |
3,035 |
+953 |
|
Other Debt Management Expenses |
62 |
50 |
-13 |
|
Total Service of National Debt |
2,144 |
3,084 |
+940 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contribution to EU Budget |
571 |
917 |
+346 |
|
Postal & Telecommunications Services Act 1983, section 46 |
13 |
0 |
-13 |
|
Payments to Marathon Petroleum Ireland Ltd |
3 |
0 |
-3 |
|
Election Expenses |
14 |
5 |
-9 |
|
Payments to Political Parties under the Electoral Acts |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
Salaries , Pensions and Allowances |
14 |
13 |
-1 |
|
Oireachtas Commission |
34 |
33 |
-1 |
|
IDA & ADF Payments under Developments Banks Act 2005 |
18 |
21 |
+3 |
|
NDFA Act |
1 |
4 |
+3 |
|
Miscellaneous |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pensions Insolvency Payment (Amendment) Scheme 2011 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
|
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Payments under Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
|
Transfer of Local Property Tax Receipts to Local Government Fund |
0 |
251 |
+251 |
|
Total Non-Voted Current Expenditure |
2,818 |
4,337 |
+1,519 |
Please note that figures are round to the nearest million and therefore rounding may effect totals.
Total Non-Voted Capital Expenditure by component:
|
|
End-April 2011 |
End-April 2015 |
Change |
|
|
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
Carbon Fund Act 2007 |
2 |
0 |
-2 |
|
Other Payments under Statute |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Promissory Notes issued under the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008 |
3,060 |
0 |
-3,060 |
|
Total Other Capital Payments |
3,062 |
0 |
-3,062 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans to Insurance Compensation Fund |
0 |
79 |
+79 |
|
Loans to Social Insurance Fund |
0 |
1,110 |
+1,110 |
|
Total Loans |
0 |
1,189 |
+1,189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development Banks Act 2005 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
|
Bretton Woods Acts 1957 - 1999 |
0 |
4 |
+4 |
|
European Investment |
0 |
14 |
+14 |
|
Total investment in International Bodies |
0 |
20 |
+20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Non-Voted Current Expenditure |
3,062 |
1,209 |
-1,853 |
Please note that figures are round to the nearest million and therefore rounding may effect totals.
