Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
Ceist:196 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Taoiseach the way in which the spending of his Department in 2003 compares to the allocation in the Estimates for 2003. [26335/03]
Vol. 574 No. 1
196 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Taoiseach the way in which the spending of his Department in 2003 compares to the allocation in the Estimates for 2003. [26335/03]
Expenditure by my Department to date is on target and it is expected that overall spending in 2003 will remain within the agreed Revised Estimates for the year. Details of expenditure figures to end October 2003 are contained in the following table which shows the Department's spending to be within budget for the first ten months of the year.
Subhead |
2003Revised Estimate |
Budgetedprofile |
Actual Expenditure |
|
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
||
A1 |
Salaries, Wages and Allowances |
10,426 |
8,832 |
8,549.6 |
A2 |
Travel and Subsistence |
666 |
526 |
421 |
A3 |
Incidental Expenses |
973 |
811 |
983 |
A4 |
Postal and Telecommunications Services |
646 |
538 |
466 |
A5 |
Office Machinery and Other Office Supplies |
1,236 |
1,083 |
1075.6 |
A6 |
Office Premises Expenses |
733 |
587 |
325.4 |
A7 |
Consultancy Services |
243 |
203 |
120.6 |
A8 |
Information Society – e-Cabinet & Other Initiatives |
1,672 |
1,596 |
992.9 |
Total Administrative Budget |
16,595 |
14,176 |
12,932.1 |
|
B |
NESC |
697 |
525 |
500.3 |
C |
Grants under s.2 of the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust Act |
28 |
28 |
0 |
D |
Forum for Peace and Reconciliation |
50 |
50 |
46 |
Subhead |
2003Revised Estimate |
Budgetedprofile |
Actual Expenditure |
|
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
||
E |
Commemoration Initiatives |
63 |
63 |
45.6 |
F |
All Party Committee on the Constitution |
338 |
338 |
248.3 |
G |
Information Society Commission |
664 |
564 |
433.7 |
H |
National Centre for Partnership and Performance |
860 |
666 |
647.1 |
I |
National Economic and Social Forum |
669 |
669 |
465 |
J |
Tribunal of Inquiry (Dunnes Payments) |
251 |
0 |
0 |
K |
Tribunal of Inquiry (Payments to Messrs Haughey and Lowry) |
3,664 |
3,007 |
2,814.5 |
M |
Independent Commission of Inquiry |
416 |
416 |
626.3 |
N |
National Economic and Social Development Office |
641 |
520 |
328.2 |
O |
National Forum on Europe |
922 |
800 |
808.7 |
Gross Total |
25,858 |
21,822 |
19,895.8 |
|
P |
Appropriations-in-Aid |
50 |
41 |
147.9 |
Net Total |
25,808 |
21,781 |
9,747.9 |