Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
1229. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual cost to the State of maintaining each regional veterinary laboratory for the period 2014 to 2016; and the amount allocated for the regional veterinary laboratory network in 2017. [36689/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe operational costs of Regional Veterinary Laboratories 2014 -2016 and projected costs for 2017 are as follows:
|
Projected |
||||
|
RVLs |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017^ |
|
€m |
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
|
Spend on consumables* |
0.990 |
1.001 |
1.237 |
1.159 |
|
Energy costs |
0.158 |
0.138 |
0.142 |
0.148 |
|
Landscaping |
0.00979 |
0.01007 |
0.00987 |
0.00913 |
|
Payroll costs** |
3.215 |
3.275 |
3.484 |
3.490 |
|
Total |
4.372 |
4.424 |
4.872 |
4.8062 |
* spend on consumables for RVLs is estimated for 2014, as a full breakdown was not available until 2015.
** This figure includes ancillary costs of employment such as employers' PRSI and overtime payments.
^ No specific budget allocation is made for RVLs as they are funded from the general DAFM Laboratories budgets. Therefore all 2017 figures are estimated based on previous years' spend.
