asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will explain by giving details of expenditure under different headings the reason the 1983 estimates for post office services for the Department of Social Welfare was £14.067 million while the estimated outturn for 1983 was £24.039 million.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Estimates.
629.
The reason the estimated outturn for post office services for 1983 was £24.039 million, While the original estimate for that year was £14.067 million, was the fact that additional costs arising in respect of the years 1981 to 1983 were finally determined in 1983. Provision for these extra amounts was included in the Supplementary Estimate for Social Welfare passed by the Dáil in December 1983. Details of the original estimates for post office services, the additional amounts required, and the revised estimates are as follows: —
|
Original Estimates |
Additional Sums Required |
Revised Estimates |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Postal Services |
5,984,000 |
7,251,000 |
13,235,000 |
|
Agency Services in connection with social assistance |
7,156,000 |
2,588,000 |
9,744,000 |
|
Telegrams and Telephones |
927,000 |
133,000 |
1,060,000 |
|
Totals |
14,067,000 |
9,972,000 |
24,039,000 |