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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 11 Nov 2003

Vol. 574 No. 1

Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.

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]

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

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