asked the Taoiseach whether, in view of his statement at a Fianna Fáil function in Cork on Sunday, the 18th November, that the Government expected to be able to make economies amounting to £1,500,000 on the current year's budgeted expenditure, he will indicate the heads under which the Government expect to make these savings.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Economies in Government Expenditure.
asked the Taoiseach if he will give particulars of the estimated savings of £1,500,000 on Supply Services in the current financial year.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I will answer Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together.
The figure of £1,500,000, for savings, to which I referred in Cork, and in the Dáil last Wednesday, is a global estimate. It is based on past experience as to the extent to which the total sum voted for non-capital expenditure may exceed the sum actually required to meet such expenditure, and is not based on a calculation related specifically to particular items.