Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
614. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Vote and costs allocated to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32745/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will be aware, the Commission was established on 1 November 2014 and 2015 was the first year that the IHREC was a separate vote.
In 2014 the Department of Justice Subhead D.3. provided grant-in-aid funding of all core pay and non-pay administrative costs involved in the operation of the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commission up to 31 October 2014, and of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) from 1 November 2014 to 31 December 2014.
The 2015 financial allocation under the Commission's vote (Vote 25) was €6.33 million, of which €3.24m was allocated for pay related expenditure, and €3.09m of which was allocated towards non-pay expenditure. The surplus surrendered to the Exchequer in respect of 2015 was circa €2.45m.
The 2016 financial allocation under Vote 25 was €6.31m of which €3.21m was allocated for pay related expenditure, and €3.1m of which was allocated to non-pay expenditure. At year end, a surplus of €0.14m was liable for surrender to the Exchequer.
The 2017 gross estimate provision for Vote 25 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission was €6.631m of which €3.538 was allocated for pay related expenditure, and €3.093m of which was allocated to non-pay expenditure. The provisional (prior to audit) expenditure outturn was €5.314m of which €2.254m was pay and €3.060m was non-pay. At year end, a surplus of €1.291m was liable for surrender to the Exchequer
