Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 May 2021
249. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 655 of 18 May 2021, the details of the underspend within the Policing Authority budget for the 2020 fiscal year statement. [28836/21]
View answerThe details of the Policing Authority expenditure in 2020 are outlined in the table below. These figures remain subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General. In terms of gross expenditure, an underspend of €596,000 occurred at year-end. Delays in certain planned activities due to Covid-19, including business travel, public meetings and externally-led research, contributed to this underspend.
Policing Authority: 2020 Provisional Outturn of Expenditure
|
Subhead |
2020 Estimate Provision (€000) |
2020 Outturn (€000) |
Variance (€000) |
|
Salaries, Wages & Allowances |
2,213 |
2,087 |
126 |
|
Travel & Subsistence |
50 |
7 |
43 |
|
Training & development & incidental expenses |
745 |
525 |
220 |
|
Postal & telecommunications services |
50 |
12 |
38 |
|
Office equipment & external IT services |
125 |
139 |
-14 |
|
Office premises expenses |
130 |
45 |
85 |
|
Consultancy & other services |
100 |
2 |
98 |
|
Total Gross Expenditure |
3,413 |
2,817 |
596 |
|
Appropriations-in-Aid |
47 |
66 |
-19 |
|
Total Net Expenditure |
3,366 |
2,751 |
615 |
