Mary Lou McDonald
Question:119. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of his Department’s estimate for salaries, wages and allowances for 2021. [31367/20]
View answerTuesday, 20 October 2020
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My Department's gross 2021 Estimate is €51.094 million which represents a decrease of 6.9% or €3.774 million on the 2020 Further Revised Estimate for my Department.
The allocation is divided between administration and programme expenditure. The 2021 administration budget for my Department amounts to €23.477 million. This allocation covers the running cost of my Department.
As part of its 2021 Estimate my Department has allocated €18.1 million to salaries including overtime and allowances. This represents an increase of €1.2 million on the salary allocation in my Department's 2020 Further Revised Estimate and will allow my Department to increase its workforce to deliver on the additional responsibilities set out for the Department in the Programme for Government.
This increase in expenditure on staffing will allow my Department to:
- Support the executive functions of the Taoiseach and Government and advance Government’s priorities and policy development through the Cabinet Committee structure;
- Continue the whole-of-Government response to COVID-19 including communicating public information; • Restore and sustain Ireland’s economy; and
- Plan for the future in relation to Brexit, Climate Change and the work of the new Shared Island Unit.