Peadar Tóibín
Question:654. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual Exchequer funding provided to the Courts Service in each of the past ten years and to date in 2017. [38445/17]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
654. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual Exchequer funding provided to the Courts Service in each of the past ten years and to date in 2017. [38445/17]
View answerThe funding to agencies under the remit of my Department is provided through the annual estimates process. The information in respect of the Courts Service Vote is set out in the following table.
The Gross Funding includes funding for Pay, Non-Pay Current and Capital. Net Funding is the Gross Funding less the Appropriations-in-Aid (income) element of the Courts Service Voted funds.
Annual Exchequer Funding to the Courts Service: 2007 to 2017
Year |
Total Gross Funding |
Appropriations in Aid |
Total Net Funding |
|
€’000 |
€’000 |
€’000 |
2017 |
140,080* |
47,828 |
92,252 |
2016 |
112,172 |
46,003 |
66,169 |
2015 |
107,965 |
47,815 |
60,150 |
2014 |
104,565 |
46,535 |
58,030 |
2013 |
104,959 |
46,635 |
58,324 |
2012 |
107,090 |
52,315 |
54,775 |
2011 |
112,126 |
51,461 |
60,665 |
2010 |
148,722* |
46,519 |
102,203 |
2009 |
122,027 |
44,408 |
77,619 |
2008 |
136,195 |
28,935 |
107,260 |
2007 |
130,927 |
28,361 |
102,566 |
* Included in the 2010 and 2017 budgets is funding for the once-off up-front VAT payment in relation to PPP Projects.
Note: In 2016 additional funding of €2.5 million was provided for ICT and was included in the Gross Allocation.
Source: Revised Estimates Volume for the respective years.