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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 14 May 1957

Vol. 161 No. 9

Ceisteanna-Questions. Oral Answers. - Over-Estimation in Estimates.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will specify the amount of over-estimation in each Vote for 1956-57 which added to the total of £3.16 million as stated in his Budget statement.

The reply to the Deputy's question is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

SAVINGS ON SUPPLY SERVICES (NON-CAPITAL), 1956/57

No. of Vote

Service

£

2

Houses of the Oireachtas

10,087

4

Central Statistics Office

30,264

5

Comptroller and Auditor General

4,101

6

Office of the Minister for Finance

13,182

7

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

107,866

8

Office of Public Works

56,778

9

Public Works and Buildings

101,132

10

Employment and Emergency Schemes

42,964

16

Superannuation and Retired Allowances

53,325

18

Secret Service

4,283

20

Supplementary Agricultural Grants

71,191

21

Law Charges

9,115

24

Stationery Office

61,443

27

Agriculture

27,889

28

Fisheries

21,023

29

Office of the Minister for Justice

4,047

30

Garda Síochána

102,833

31

Prisons

6,469

32

District Court

5,222

33

Circuit Court

8,822

34

Supreme Court and High Court of Justice

3,591

38

Local Government

18,959

39

Office of the Minister for Education

11,663

40

Primary Education

80,695

41

Secondary Education

8,299

42

Technical Instruction

80,232

43

Science and Art

24,066

44

Reformatory and Industrial Schools

10,059

47

Lands

118,193

48

Forestry

189,982

49

Gaeltacht Services

58,710

50

Industry and Commerce

114,189

51

Transport and Marine Services

121,281

52

Aviation and Meteorological Services

34,834

54

Posts and Telegraphs

232,648

55

Wireless Broadcasting

53,528

56

Defence

678,309

57

Army Pensions

109,640

58

External Affairs

10,807

59

International Co-Operation

7,105

60

Office of the Minister for Social Welfare

9,343

61

Social Insurance

20,000

62

Social Assistance

229,342

63

Health

109,967

66

Tourism

16,000

67

Increases in Pensions

15,000

Miscellaneous Services where individual savings were less than £3,000

24,685

Total

£3,163,063

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