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Budget 2019 Expenditure Report

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2019

Expenditure Report

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary 5

Introduction 12

Part I - Expenditure Strategy 13

I.1 Economic and Fiscal Context 14

I.2 Public Expenditure Policy 17

I.3 Budgetary Reforms and Transparency 23

I.4 Conclusion 34

Part II - Expenditure Allocations 2019-21 35

II.1 Expenditure Aggregates 36

II.2 Agriculture, Food and the Marine 49

II.3 Business, Enterprise and Innovation 54

II.4 Children and Youth Affairs 59

II.5 Communications, Climate Action & Environment 63

II.6 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 68

II.7 Defence 72

II.8 Education and Skills 76

II.9 Employment Affairs and Social Protection 82

II.10 Finance 93

II.11 Foreign Affairs and Trade 98

II.12 Health 105

II.13 Housing, Planning and Local Government 113

II.14 Justice and Equality 121

II.15 Public Expenditure and Reform 130

II.16 Rural and Community Development 137

II.17 Taoiseach 141

II.18 Transport, Tourism and Sport 146

Part III - Estimates for Public Services 2019 151

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Executive Summary

This document is the Expenditure Report for Budget 2019, as presented to Dáil Éireann. It sets out the Government’s voted expenditure allocations and measures for 2019. It also provides the expenditure ceilings for period 2020 to 2021. Since 2015, economic circumstances have allowed for increases in expenditure on an annual basis. The allocation in 2019 follows this trend and will continue the focus on ensuring ongoing improvements in public services and infrastructure by providing appropriate levels of increases in expenditure each year.

Total gross voted expenditure for 2019 will reach €66.6 billion as shown in the table below. This allocation is consistent with delivering a broadly balanced budget in headline terms next year.

Estimate of Gross Voted Expenditure 2019

€ million

Current Expenditure (Underlying) 59,155

Costs Relating to Prior Years 104

Gross Current Expenditure 59,259

Capital Expenditure 7,302

Total Gross Expenditure (Underlying) 66,457

Total 66,561

*Rounding affects total

The chart below shows the distribution of total Government voted expenditure across the main spending headings. It reflects the importance of strategic programmes in the social protection, health and education areas as part of Government’s focus on protecting the most vulnerable in society and prioritising core social services.

Prioritisation of Public Spending 2019

The 2019 allocations to Departments for current and capital expenditure are outlined in the table below. More information about these allocations are provided in Parts II and III of this Report.

Social Protection31%

Health25%

Education15%

Other Current19%

Capital 11%

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Ministerial Vote Group Gross Current Expenditure Ceilings

2018* 2019 Change

€ million € million %

Agriculture, Food and the Marine Group 1,285 1,341 4.4%

Business, Enterprise & Innovation Group 316 330 4.5%

Children and Youth Affairs Group 1,355 1,479 9.1%

Communications, Climate Action & Environment Group 372 391 5.2%

Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht Group 249 264 6.0%

Defence Group 869 888 2.1%

Education & Skills Group 9,490 9,822 3.5%

Employment Affairs & Social Protection Group 20,001 20,484 2.4%

Finance Group 458 481 5.1%

Foreign Affairs Group 742 781 5.3%

Health Group 15,464 16,360 5.8%

Housing, Planning & Local Government Group 1,673 1,919 14.7%

Justice Group 2,483 2,572 3.6%

Public Expenditure and Reform Group 989 1,052 6.3%

Rural & Community Development Group 144 152 5.7%

Taoiseach’s Group 184 189 2.7%

Transport, Tourism and Sport Group 735 755 2.6%

Provision for 2018 Christmas Bonus 265 - -

Year-end underspends-unallocated (175) - -

Gross Current Expenditure 56,900 59,259 4.1%

Memo Item

Health costs relating to prior years (104)

Underlying current expenditure increase 56,900 59,155 4.0%

*2018 figures adjusted for in-year policy decisions **Rounding affects total

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Ministerial Vote Group Gross Capital Expenditure Ceilings

2018 2019 Change


Agriculture, Food and the Marine Group 248 255 2.8%


Children and Youth Affairs Group 28 32 14.3%

Communications, Climate Action & Environment Group

209 256 22.5%



Education & Skills Group 745 941 26.2%

Employment Affairs & Social Protection Group 10 14 40.0%



Health Group 513 667 30.0%


Justice Group 144 220 52.6%

Public Expenditure and Reform Group 174 201 15.1%

Rural & Community Development Group 88 141 61.1%

Taoiseach’s Group - - -

Transport, Tourism and Sport Group 1,332 1,613 21.1%

Total Gross Capital Expenditure 5,908 7,302 23.6%

*2018 figures adjusted for in-year policy decisions **Rounding affects total

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Selected Key Areas of Current Expenditure 2019

In 2019, voted Government expenditure will be €66.6 billion. Maintaining the approach of

recent years, additional resources in 2019 will be focused on incrementally improving the

scope and availability of public services which will broadly impact on all sectors and regions

of the economy. Outlined below are summaries of the key spending areas. Details of the

services to be delivered by all Departments are set out in Part II of this Report.

Social Protection

In order to protect the most vulnerable in society, the Government will provide an allocation

of €20.5 billion for the Department of Employment and Social Protection. This will allow for a

measured increase in social welfare payments. The significant provision of supports through

the social protection system represents an important strand of the Government’s

commitment to tackle poverty and social inequality in Ireland.

Health

€16.4 billion will be allocated to the Health sector in 2019 and this investment reflects the

Government’s commitment to improve access to health and social services for the people of

Ireland in 2019, through investment across community and hospital services and the National

Treatment Purchase Fund.

Housing and Homelessness

Reflecting the key challenges facing the State in this area, roughly €1.9 billion will be allocated

to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in 2019. This investment will

support an additional 16,760 households being accommodated under the Housing Assistance

Payment and ensure that the increased demand for emergency homeless services is

effectively addressed and will assist in supporting homeless households with long term and

sustainable housing.

Children

Almost €1.5 billion is being invested in the Department of Children and Youth Affairs

specifically to support children and young people in Ireland. Central to the continued

development of our younger generations will be the delivery of services through

organisations such as the Child and Family Agency (Tusla). Increased funding for Early Years

Care and Education demonstrates the Government’s commitment to support the provision of

services for the care, development and wellbeing of children and young people.

Education and Skills

The Government will spend over €9.8 billion in the Education sector in 2019. Responding to

Ireland’s changing population, demographic profile and developments in our labour market

today and into the future, this significant allocation will support the delivery of key services

across all levels of the Education system.

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Justice

The area of Justice and Equality incorporates a diverse array of Government activity and

includes support for human rights, immigration and asylum, the oversight of policing and the

delivery of services across the court system, in prisons and through An Garda Síochána. To

support all these areas, the Government is committing over €2.5 billion of expenditure in

2019. This investment will provide support for the continued provision of policing services in

2019 including the recruitment of up to 800 trainee Gardai, increased provision to the

Criminal Legal Aid system and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.

Capital Investment in Infrastructure

The National Development Plan (NDP), published in February 2018, demonstrates the

Government’s commitment to meeting Ireland’s infrastructure and investment needs over

the next ten years, through a total investment estimated at €116 billion over the period. This

represents a very substantial commitment of resources and is expected to move Ireland close

to the top of the international league table for public investment (as detailed in the NDP).

The NDP sets out the investment priorities that will underpin the successful implementation

of the new National Planning Framework (NPF). This will guide national, regional and local

planning and investment decisions in Ireland over the next two decades, to cater for an

expected population increase of over 1 million people.

In 2019, capital expenditure will increase by approximately €1.4 billion or 23.6% over the

revised 2018 amount. The revised amount for 2018 includes additional funding of €60 million

for Housing and €20 million for Health. The funding for 2019 represents a significant increase

from €5.9 billion in 2018 to €7.3 billion in 2019.

This level of capital funding will ensure that ongoing employment is maintained and will help

create new opportunities while ensuring the efficient planning of public infrastructure

investment to appropriate regional development. It will also provide clarity to the

construction sector, allowing the industry to provide the capacity and capability required to

deliver Government’s long-term investment plans.

Investments in 2019 will include:-

Transport

An additional €281 million will be allocated to advance projects, giving the Department an

overall allocation of €1,613 million in 2019. The additional funding will progress and deliver

major public transport projects such as MetroLink, BusConnects, Greenways, Luas and DART

expansion schemes. There will also be significant additional investment in local and regional

roads projects.

Housing

The Department will receive an additional €421 million, bringing their allocation up to €2,113

million in 2019. Building on the progress already achieved under Rebuilding Ireland, some

52,000 additional new social homes will be delivered over the period 2018-2022 adding much

needed houses to the social housing stock.

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Education

The 2019 provision for Education will be €941 million, an increase of €196 million over their

2018 allocation. The Department will continue to deliver new buildings, equipment and

furnishing of Primary and Post-Primary Schools. Significant new projects will commence in

the Higher Education sector. There will be increased ICT grants made to schools in support of

the Digital Strategy for Schools.

Health

The Department will receive €667 million in capital funding in 2019, €154 million above their

2018 estimated spend. The additional expenditure will ensure the prioritisation of projects

in areas such as Primary Care, Community Nursing Units, Ambulance Bases, Mental Health

and Acute Services.

Justice

The overall capital ceiling for Justice will increase to €220 million in 2019, a considerable

increase of €76 million over the 2018 allocation. The additional expenditure will allow the

Department to progress construction of the Forensic Science Laboratory, refurbishment and

construction of a new female prison wing in Limerick prison, purchase additional Garda

vehicles and communications systems.

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Introduction

The decisions detailed in the 2019 Expenditure Report reflect the positive position of the

economy, the labour market and the public finances. The strong growth that Ireland has

experienced in the past few years, and the impressive improvement in the labour market, has

allowed this Government to provide further resources for public services. The commitment

to increase the overall level of provision also goes hand in hand with the commitment to

reform and improve the delivery and impact of existing programmes. For this reason, the

Government has committed to delivering a series of public service reforms, as set out in Our

Public Service 2020, and has initiated the spending review process to identify where the

efficiency and effectiveness of existing programmes can be improved. This increased focus on

reform means that expenditure levels can grow broadly in line with the economy, and in a

much more sustainable manner than experienced in the past, while still delivering steady

improvements in the lives of citizens. This approach will allow the Government to achieve its

stated aim of broadly balancing the public finances.

It is also important to note the key role played by public expenditure in building and

maintaining the prosperity of Ireland. Public expenditure in the areas of infrastructure,

education, childcare and health not only delivers on immediate social and economic needs,

but these investments deliver sustained longer-term returns. This commitment to improving

the levels of physical and human capital will boost Ireland’s international competitiveness,

the longer-term potential of the economy and Ireland’s appeal on the world market. In

improving Ireland’s international appeal, the Government is cognisant of the current

movements in the global trading environment, within which the Irish economy must remain

competitive. Imminent risks and threats exist on account of the UK’s exit from the EU in March

2019, and the emergence of protectionism amongst some of Ireland’s key trading partners.

For this reason, the Government is committed to targeting a balanced book next year, while

improving the long-term structural potential of the economy through carefully planned

investment. This will ensure that improvements in living standards can be maintained

throughout this uncertain period. This Expenditure Report sets out the Government’s decisions on spending allocations for each Government Department in 2019 and details voted expenditure ceilings over the period 2019 to 2021. The structure of the Report is as follows:

Part I provides an overview of the main fiscal and expenditure policy considerations which

have been taken into account in setting the expenditure strategy for the period 2019 to 2021.

Part II outlines the multi-annual expenditure ceilings agreed for each Ministerial Vote Group.

It also sets out information in relation to each vote group, describing the nature of its funding

allocations for current spending, the public services to be delivered in 2019, and a summary

of the new measures being funded from the Budget announcements.

Part III contains the full details of the expenditure allocations for 2019 with a presentation of

the Estimates for Public Services for each Vote.

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Part I - Public Expenditure Strategy

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Chapter 1

Economic and Fiscal Context

The current economic and fiscal context underpins the Government’s goal to protect the most

vulnerable in this society and promote real and sustainable increases in living standards for

all. This has to be achieved while also ensuring that the public finances are managed

appropriately in avoiding pro-cyclical policies and building fiscal buffers for the future. In

noting the importance of maintaining a strong economy and sustainable fiscal position, this

Government recognises how the right choice of public expenditure can both improve the

quality of life for our people while adding to the productive capacity of the economy. The

objective is to improve the levels and impact of this expenditure while also ensuring a healthy

fiscal position.

The official macroeconomic outlook, published today, estimates growth of 7.5% this year,

4.2% in 2019 and 3.6% in 2020. The outlook further predicts average growth rates of 2.6%

between 2021 and 2023. In terms of risks for this outlook, the probability of a ‘disorderly’

Brexit – failure to agree either a transitional arrangement or trade agreement (or both)

between the EU and the UK – has increased in recent months and there remains considerable

uncertainty regarding what form any post-exit arrangement will take. In addition, trade

tensions have escalated in recent months, which is concerning from an Irish perspective given

Ireland’s deep integration in the world economy.

Figure 1 illustrates the deficit position since 2007, through the crisis period towards a more

normal phase experienced currently. The scale of the deficits throughout the crisis period

were caused by very significant levels of borrowing to maintain and deliver key public

services. Even with significant levels of borrowing, there was still a need for total

consolidation measures totalling €30 billion in this period in order to reduce the levels of

deficit. The decisive policy action taken over these years and the hard work of the Irish people

have restored public finances and have put the economy back on a sustainable footing. Figure 1 General Government Balance as a % of GDP, 2007 to 2023

Source: Central Statistics Office; and the Department of Finance

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Public debt, having peaked in 2012 at around 120% of GDP, has now fallen to 64% and is

expected to fall within range of the 60% of GDP Stability and Growth Pact target by next year.

However, the marked reduction in the debt ratio that occurred in 2015 was primarily as a

result of the unprecedented GDP growth that year. Using the modified GNI (GNI*)1 measure

as the base, the public debt ratio is elevated over 100% in 2018 and 2019. This remains a very

high level of indebtedness by international standards and limits the scope for absorbing

economic and fiscal shocks. Ensuring that the public debt ratio is further reduced will assist in

making the underlying public finances more sustainable, and particularly for a small open

economy, protect against the risks of external/domestic shocks and the risk of increases from

current very low levels in the interest rate paid on public debt.

As Figure 2 illustrates, the current trend details that Ireland’s debt remains on a firm

downward trajectory and is projected to approach the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) ‘debt

benchmark’ of 60% of GDP just beyond 2019.

Figure 2 General Government Debt as a share of GDP, 2007 to 2023

Source: Central Statistics Office; and the Department of Finance

1.2 The Labour Market

The labour market has transformed over the last number of years. Government policies and

action plans introduced in recent years to improve job opportunities have contributed to this

transformation. Improvement in the labour market allows for savings in Live Register related

costs and the reprioritisation of funds to other areas. The level of employment has grown on

average by 3.2% for the past two years. It is expected that employment will increase by 3% in

2019. Since the lowest point of employment during the crisis period in Q3 2012, the number

1 This adjusted level indicator adjusts Gross National Income (GNI) for the retained earnings of re-domiciled firms and depreciation on foreign-owned domestic capital assets in the GNI figures, to provide a more accurate measure of national income.

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of people in jobs have increased by 381,0002. In this time, each region has benefitted in terms

of job growth.

The reduction in unemployment is reflected in the significant increase of those in

employment. The level of unemployment has decreased from 15% in 2012 to an expected

average level of 5.8% in 2018. It is expected that unemployment will decrease further next

year to 5.3%. This trend shows that our labour market has achieved the objective to reduce

unemployment and reach full employment, as set out in the Programme for Partnership

Government. Figure 3 below shows the trends in jobseekers expenditure and the growth in

employment. The impact of job creation has meant that job seekers expenditure is expected

to decrease by around 47% or €1.7 billion between 2013 and 2019.

Figure 3 Annual Growth in Employment and costs of Jobseekers 2007 to 2019

Source: Department of Finance; and Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

2 CSO Quarterly Labour Force Survey. Seasonally-adjusted employment between Q3 2012 and Q2 2018. Note: Change in survey; the total employment figures have been adjusted to reflect the change in survey structure, from Quarterly Household Survey to Quarterly Labour Force Survey.

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Chapter 2

Public Expenditure Policy

This chapter outlines the policy priorities behind the setting of expenditure ceilings in this

Budget, provides an overview of historical trends in public expenditure and details the

medium-term drivers of expenditure. The chapter also discusses the prioritisation for

investment in infrastructure.

2.1 Expenditure Policy – Supporting Sustainable Investment

There has been a strong return to growth in the economy over the past number of years.

While there is a degree of uncertainty around the measurement and magnitude of this

growth, the significant improvements in the labour market, in taxation receipts and in the

levels of trade have given this Government the confidence to provide further resources for

public services. Impactful public expenditure does not operate separately from the rest of the

economy, instead it plays a significant role in building and maintaining the prosperity and

economic growth in Ireland. It is vital for a developed economy, like Ireland, to continue to

invest in its people and its physical capital. With this in mind, this Government has prioritised

additional funding in the areas of infrastructure, education, childcare and health. This not only

delivers on immediate social and economic needs, but these investments deliver sustained

longer-term benefits.

While the Government is committing further investment, another key focus must be the

commitment to reform and improve the delivery and impact of existing programmes. For this

reason, the Government has committed to delivering a series of public service reforms, as set

out in Our Public Service 2020, and has initiated the spending review process to identify where

the efficiency and effectiveness of existing programmes can be improved. This increased

focus on reform means that more benefits can be garnered from existing spending which can

deliver improvements in the lives of citizens. This helps the Government in achieving its stated

fiscal target of broadly ‘balancing the books’ this year and next year, while not compromising

on its other aims to improve the services for the people of Ireland.

The goal of utilising public expenditure to enhance long-term growth and improving the

underlying capacity of the economy has a positive impact externally and can mitigate against

imminent risks. From an external point of view, the Government is focussed on meeting the

challenges that are emerging in the global trading environment, in which a small open

economy, such as Ireland, must remain competitive. For this reason, the Government is

committed to ensuring that Ireland will remain an attractive location for trade and

investment. The targets of delivering a broadly balanced budget next year and the

commitment to further reduce the debt levels will give confidence internally and externally.

In addition, the prioritisation of capital investment will further improve the longer-term

returns for the Irish state.

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The strong growth in capital spending is a notable feature of the recovery in public spending

(see figure 4 below), with increased capital investment in key areas such as social housing,

roads and schools. This expenditure will continue to deliver on supporting growth-enhancing

investment as well as sustaining progress on social priorities.

Figure 4 Growth by Expenditure Type, 2014 to 2019

2.2 Expenditure Trends

Since the turn of the century, public expenditure levels have experienced significant

transitions. Figure 5 illustrates the total levels of Gross Voted Expenditure and the annual

growth rates of expenditure between 2000 and 2019. Expenditure growth was consistently

high in the early years of this century, with expenditure growth rates of 20% and 14.4% in

2001 and 2002. Expenditure levels stood at the low nominal level of €26 billion in 2000 but

rapidly accelerated to €62 billion in 2008 due to the unsustainable growth in tax revenues

driven by the economic boom. Gross Voted Expenditure decreased significantly in the period

between 2010 and 2014 following the financial and economic crisis.

Following the economic collapse, there was a period of negative or nil expenditure growth as

public spending was brought back under control. Although the expenditure cutbacks had

significant social costs, Scott and Bedogni (2017)3 found that the consolidation played a role

in the stabilisation of the State’s finances.

3 Scott, Robert and Jacopo Bedogni; The Irish Experience: Fiscal Consolidation 2008-2014; IGEES, 2017

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Figure 5 Gross Voted Expenditure and Annual Expenditure Growth, 2000 to 2019

Source: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Expenditure increased slowly by an average of 3% annually from 2015 onwards, reflecting the

need for enhanced public service and public investment. The steady growth in expenditure

reflected a significant effort to moderate the level of expenditure increases and to secure a

sustainable long-term path to growth.

Figure 6 illustrates the cumulative growth in Gross Voted Expenditure over specific intervals after 1999. There has been sustained and steady increases in public spending, which contrasts sharply with pre-crisis expenditure growth rates. The expenditure allocations for 2019, as set out in Part II of this Report is now being sustained into 2019.

Figure 6 Gross Voted Expenditure Growth: Five-Year Intervals 1999-20194

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2.3 Investment in Infrastructure

Increased capital spending that enhances the growth potential of our economy seeks to make

the economy more resilient and better able to respond to future risks. The NDP outlined

investment in infrastructure of almost €116 billion in the ten year period to 2027, which

combines €91 billion directly from the Exchequer, as well as nearly €25 billion by State-owned

commercial company’s resources. Public capital investment will therefore move from

relatively low levels in recent years as a result of the economic crisis, to being amongst the

highest in the EU (as a percentage of national income). This responds to the deficits in our

infrastructure, as well as the needs of a fast-growing population. Under the National

Development Plan it is projected that public capital investment will reach 3.8% of national

income (GNI*) in 2021 and 4% by 2024, with sustained investment averaging 4% on an annual

basis over the period 2022 to 2027. This increased investment is being done in a prudent and

measured way to take account of the external uncertainties facing the Irish economy, as well

as the risks of overheating.

Four major funds with a combined allocation of €4 billion over the lifecycle of the NDP have

been established. The funds will drive the delivery of specific core priorities detailed in the

NPF:

A €2 billion allocation to the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will secure

more compact, sustainable growth in Ireland’s five cities and other large urban

centres.

A €1 billion Rural Development Fund will support job creation in rural areas, address

de-population of rural communities and support improvements in our towns, villages

and their hinterlands that enhance the quality of life of communities and enhance

their attractiveness for families who want to live and work there.

A €500 million Climate Action Fund will support initiatives that contribute to the

achievement of Ireland’s climate and energy targets.

A €500 million Disruptive Technologies Fund will see investment in the development

and deployment of disruptive innovative technologies and applications, on a

commercial basis, targeted at tackling national and global challenges. They include the

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; the Urban Regeneration and

Development Fund; the Climate Action Fund and the Disruptive Technologies

Innovation Fund.

2.4 Medium-Term Drivers of Expenditure

The Mid-year Expenditure Report outlined pre-commitments of €1.1 billion in relation to

current expenditure arising from demographic costs of €0.4 billion, public service pay of €0.4

billion and carryover of current year measures of €0.3 billion. This section discusses the first

two elements of these pre-commitments, demographics and public service pay that

combined amount to 1½ per cent of gross current expenditure.

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2.4.1 Demographics

The IGEES paper, Budgetary Impact of Changing Demographics 2017 – 20275, forecasts the

likely additional costs over the next decade due to increased demands for public spending

across the health, education and social protection areas. This paper projects the annual

increased costs due to demographics at €428m and €435m in 2018 and 2019. The paper sets

that in the medium term, 2021 to 2022, there is a large reduction in the overall demographic

cost pressure, falling to an average annual demographic pressure of €148m. This significant

fall off in cost is driven by pension expenditure and is due to the change in policy underpinning

the age of retirement. Based on legislation, the pensionable age will increase to 67 in 2021.

From 2023 to 2027 the annual cost of demographics reverts to just over €0.4 billion.

As outlined in Chapter 1, the level of unemployment has decreased from 15% in 2012 to an

expected average level of 5.8% in 2018. The impact of job creation has meant that job seekers

expenditure is expected to decrease by around 47% or €1.7 billion between 2013 and 2019.

Over this period, these expenditure reductions have been available to partially offset the

impact of demographic-related costs. As we approach full employment, in the period after

2019 there will be limited offsetting reductions in job seekers expenditure available.

While Ireland currently has a younger demographic profile relative to other countries, our

population will get larger and older over the coming years and this will exert pressure on

expenditure and on our public finances. The size and age structure of the population

influences the demand for public services, particularly for the areas of education, childcare,

healthcare, income supports and additional infrastructural investment. In the absence of

achieving greater efficiency in Government expenditure, the requirement to meet

demographic related costs will impact on the resources available for other areas.

2.4.2 Exchequer Pay Bill

The Exchequer pay bill comprises the total number of public servants and their rates of pay.

Having increased in the last number of years, due to the hiring of additional public servants

and through the implementation of public service pay agreements, in 2019, the Exchequer

pay bill is expected to be €18.7 billion.

In terms of pay rates, the 2019 pay bill increase encompasses a 1 per cent rise for staff with

annualised salaries of up to €30,000 in January 2019 and a 1.75 per cent increase for all public

servants in September. If accepted, a deal between the Government and public service unions

will also see increases specifically for new entrants from March 2019.

In relation to staffing, public services are predominantly delivered by front line public service

staff. The Government is committed to sustainably increasing the number of staff on the front

line. However, given the limited additional resources available to Government, in future

years, it will be important to reflect the balance between further increasing rates of pay for

public servants and the hiring of additional staff. This is not only with a view to ensuring

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sustainability in the pay bill but is also geared towards managing the long term liability

associated with public service pensions. This was highlighted by in a recent spending review

analysis on pension bill projections in the public service.

In terms of improving public service pension sustainability, 2019 will see the conversion of

the Pension Related Deduction into a permanent Additional Superannuation Contribution. In

general, this will see those on pre-2012 pension arrangements pay 10% on salaries over

€32,000, while public servants on the Single Pension Scheme will pay 6.6%.

Further analysis on pay and staffing was published in July as part of the Spending Review

20186. These papers included an analysis of key issues in managing the Exchequer pay bill, in

addition to several sectoral papers dealing with trends, allowances, workforce composition

and workforce planning. The results and recommendations from these papers is discussed

further in Box 1 below in Chapter 3.

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Chapter 3

Budgetary Reforms and Transparency

Introduction

Significant reforms have been implemented to Ireland’s budgetary framework in recent years.

These reforms seek to embed sound expenditure management practice that maintains a

focus on the extent to which public spending is delivering on key policy objectives. Key

elements of this reform include Performance Budgeting, the role of the Irish Government

Economic and Evaluation Service and the multi-annual spending review process.

Since its introduction on a pilot basis in 2011, the Performance Budgeting initiative has

undergone significant refinement. By linking key outputs and outcomes to the financial and

human resources for each Department and Office, Performance Budgeting facilitates

meaningful dialogue on what is being delivered with public funds. REV 2018 saw further

developments in this area with the rollout of a pilot programme for Equality Budgeting. This

initiative is to be expanded in REV 2019 to broaden the areas on which reporting is conducted

to include poverty, socioeconomic inequality and disability.

The National Development Plan has set an investment in infrastructure of almost €116 billion

over the ten year period to 2027. Such a level of investment requires a strong framework to

drive its implementation and increased transparency on the projects and programmes being

supported by this investment.

In the last two years over 50 analytical papers have been produced for the spending review

process. These papers provide an evidence base to inform budgetary decisions over a number

of years and importantly provide greater transparency on the efficiency and effectiveness of

public spending. This transparency is crucial to moving the discussion away from the overall

quantum of spending, and instead providing a focus on the efficiency of spending, while also

supporting a more informed public and parliamentary engagement on these matters.

3.1 Equality Budgeting

The Programme for Partnership Government commits to developing a process of budget and

policy proofing as a means of advancing equality, reducing poverty and strengthening

economic and social rights. Equality Budgeting involves providing greater information on the

likely impacts of proposed and ongoing budgetary measures, which, in turn, enhances the

potential to better facilitate the integration of equality concerns into the budgetary process,

avoid unintended adverse outcomes and enhance the Government’s decision making

framework.

An equality budgeting pilot was announced on Budget day last year and adopted for the 2018

budgetary cycle. The approach is anchored in the performance budgeting framework that is

currently in place. It involves Departments setting concrete measurable targets for equality

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objectives in the Revised Estimates Volume and reporting on progress in the Public Service

Performance Report. For the pilot exercise, a number of diverse policy areas were selected

with associated objectives and indicators. The learning from the pilot is being used to inform

the expansion of the equality budgeting initiative to further develop the gender budgeting

elements, and to broaden its scope to other dimensions of equality including poverty,

socioeconomic inequality and disability. An Equality Budgeting Expert Advisory Group has also

been established. This group is comprised of a broad range of relevant stakeholders and policy

experts to provide advice on the most effective way to advance Equality Budgeting policy and

progress the initiative.

Another element in responding to the Programme for Government commitment regarding

equality budgeting has been the development of a Social Impact Assessment (SIA)

Framework, which is designed to focus on policy areas that cannot easily be incorporated into

the existing SWITCH model, specifically the impacts of public expenditure on recipient

households. The framework allows evaluators to broaden the scope of the current SIA

practice to take account of not only tax and social welfare measures, but also assess how

changes in public expenditure policy can impact on household outcomes and living

standards. By doing so it may, in the future, be possible to compare the distributional impact

of changes to various types of public service spending and the implications for household

outcomes. To date, SIAs have been carried out in relation to targeted childcare schemes, the

general medical services scheme, the national minimum wage and an assessment of living

standards during the recovery period. Further SIAs have been published today, including

papers on female labour force participation, social housing supports and targeted childcare

supports7.

3.2 Green Budgeting

Climate change and environmental degradation are among the most pressing and complex

policy challenges of our times. Given the urgency of addressing these challenges, it is

necessary to align Government spending and taxation policies with climate and

environmental goals. To this end, Ireland is committed to joining the Paris Collaborative on

Green Budgeting. By joining this initiative, Ireland will make common cause with other OECD

countries to develop new and innovative ways of embedding climate change in the budgetary

process. This initiative will offer greater transparency on climate action to the general public,

and will signal those policy areas where action needs to be accelerated.

As a first step in Green Budgeting, this year’s Revised Estimates Volume (REV) will list all of

Exchequer climate-related expenditure in a separate section of that report. In conjunction

with the Revised Estimates Volume, a short policy paper is planned to be published setting

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out the Government’s commitment to green budgeting and how this can be applied and

advanced in an Irish context.

It is also intended to publish several proposed revisions to the Public Spending Code in the

coming weeks. These technical revisions, particularly the reforms to the discount rate and the

shadow price of carbon, will ensure that the initial appraisal of all Government investment

decisions will incorporate an appropriate assessment of the climate consequences of those

decisions.

3.3 Focussed Policy Assessments published by the Prevention & Early Intervention Unit

Under A Programme for a Partnership Government, the Department of Public Expenditure &

Reform has established a Prevention and Early Intervention Unit (PEIU). The focus of the

PEIU’s work is on prevention and early interventions that can improve the life outcomes of

children as well as the quality of life of older people dealing within long term conditions such

as chronic illness; which the PEIU is locating within the context of population health.

There is a strong common-sense appeal of such interventions; most people are familiar with

the idiom that “prevention is better than cure”. However, effective prevention and early

interventions rely on both knowing what to do (scientific understanding of cause and effect)

and being in a position to act (the capacity of the government to intervene). Today, the PEIU

is publishing three Focussed Policy Assessments on the IGEES website8:

Immunisation – an intervention that seeks to produce immunity to potentially life

threatening or life limiting diseases and their associated complications;

Aftercare – an intervention that supports young people in preparing to leave State

care and making the transition to adulthood and independent living; and

Diabetic RetinaScreen – an intervention that focuses on the early detection of diabetic

retinopathy, a major cause of blindness among adults in Ireland

These reports are part of a series that considers key prevention and early interventions

supported by public resources. The approach is to describe each intervention by following a

common structure: rationale for the intervention; public resources provided to support the

delivery of the intervention; outputs and services provided; and achievements of the

intervention relative to its stated goal. As a whole, this series of descriptive reports will

provide the evidential base for a thematic consideration of prevention and early interventions

in Ireland.

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3.4 National Development Plan

Project Ireland 2040 – the National Development Plan (NDP) and the National Planning

Framework (NPF) – was launched by the Government in February, 2018. The NDP9 sets out a

10 year vision for Ireland’s public capital infrastructure priorities out to 2027 and is strictly

aligned with the National Strategic Outcomes for Ireland’s new spatial strategy, which are

contained in the NPF10.

A high-level Project Ireland 2040 Delivery Board has been established. The board includes

Secretaries General of the main capital spending Departments and their Agencies. The Project

Delivery Board will continue to provide strategic direction and leadership to the NDP and NPF

implementation process. The Delivery Board will monitor and oversee implementation

structures and performance across the various sectors to ensure a co-ordinated and

collaborative whole of Government approach to NDP and NPF delivery. Measures being taken

in this regard include:

The Infrastructure Projects and Programmes Office has been established in DPER to

coordinate reporting on the NDP and drive reforms in relation to areas such as project

appraisal and selection;

The Capital Projects Tracker has been updated and further developed as an interactive

tool to provide more comprehensive information on the cost and delivery of the

various infrastructure projects and programmes identified in the NDP;

A Construction Sector Group has been established to ensure regular and open

dialogue between Government and the construction sector in relation to issues that

may impact on the successful delivery of the NDP on a value-for-money basis for the

State.

3.5 Spending Review 2018

In order to ensure that public expenditure policies are sustainable over the longer term,

ensuring value for money across all areas of expenditure is vitally important. The Spending

Review 2018 took place during the first half of this year and is the second in a series of rolling,

selective reviews which will cover the totality of Government spending over a three year

period to 2019. The Spending Review harnesses the expertise within the Irish Government

Economic and Evaluation Service to support the development of better policy options for

Government by broadening and deepening the knowledge of a range of complex policy areas.

In the last two years, over 50 analytical papers have been produced. These papers:

Provide an evidence base in relation to Departmental spending that informs the choices made in relation to budgetary allocations;

Identify areas of existing expenditure that require ongoing analysis where issues emerge during the Spending Review;

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Outline key sectoral trends and provide analysis with international comparisons on expenditure levels and efficiency.

The results of the 2018 review were published alongside the Mid-Year Expenditure Report

2018 and include key sectoral trend analysis and a number of individual topic papers11. The

publication of these papers in advance of the Budget Estimates process allows for more

transparent and informed dialogue around expenditure choices. Given the rolling multiannual

nature of the process, and its focus on the totality of spending, issues arising in a paper

published in a particular year can also usefully inform discussions in subsequent years.

Building on the output of the Spending Reviews in 2017 and 2018, the intention is that the

Spending Review in 2019 will once again focus on an assessment of efficiency, effectiveness

and sustainability of specific spending programmes. The Spending Review in 2019 will

continue to support the development of better policy options for Government by broadening

and deepening the knowledge of a range of complex policy areas to facilitate future

discussions regarding the evolution of Government expenditure. The Spending Review is

firmly linked to the positive budgetary and operational reforms that are improving how the

business of Government is carried out. The Spending Review utilises the skills of the

professional economists and evaluators across the IGEES network, and provides a platform

for these professionals to showcase the benefits of evidenced-based policy development. The

outputs of the Spending Review in 2018 are also closely aligned with the current public service

reform programme, Our Public Service 2020.

3.6 Outcomes of the Spending Review 2017 and 2018

Over the past two years, 50 analytical papers have been published as part of the Spending

Review. As discussed above, these papers provide an evidence base to inform the Estimates

process and to identify future areas that require ongoing analysis. This section will discuss

some of the selected outcomes of the spending review process over the last two years and

how these have influenced the Estimates process and in setting priorities for reform.

3.6.1 Education and Skills

Decisions taken as part of Budget 2019 will see the creation of a new ring-fenced funding line,

the Human Capital Initiative, to be established within the National Training Fund to draw

down €60 million per annum from the accumulated surplus, over the 5 year period 2020-

2024. A major objective of the Initiative, consistent with the Expert Group on Future Funding

Report, is to incentivise continued reform and innovation in third level provision, building on

best practice examples available nationally and internationally through such mechanisms as

graduate conversion, accelerated course completion, flexible and blended learning,

intensified focus on employability and strengthened linkages and relationships with

enterprise. The €300 million ring-fenced allocation will complement the 0.3% cumulative

increase in the NTF levy, initiated in Budget 2018, which will generate a further €69 million

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recurrent investment in the Education sector in 2019 and €74 million in 2020. In addition to

this, the State is providing c. €58 million to meet demographic, pay and pension pressures in

the Higher Education sector. This represents a significant response to projected demographic

pressures impacting on the HE sector over the next five years, as highlighted in the Expert

Group Report on Future Funding. This represents a significant investment which will assist in

future-proofing our workforce; provide additional investment in Higher Education; address

skills needs at a regional level via the Regional Skills Fora and enable the Education sector to

take a more medium term approach to budgeting through an agreed multi-annual allocation.

The Spending Review paper, supported by the independent review of the NTF and the

corresponding Department of Education and Skills NTF Review Implementation Plan, will

ensure that this investment supports a co-ordinated HE and FET response in meeting the skill

and education needs of the economy.

3.6.2 Justice and Equality

As part of the Spending Review, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform published

two papers on policing. These related to (i) the Efficiency and Control of Overtime Expenditure

in An Garda Síochána and (ii) Policing Civilianisation in Ireland focusing on lessons from

international practice. These papers have directly informed both the budgetary process for

2019 as well as the medium term policing reform agenda. The overtime paper recommended

new governance measures to help control overtime as well as the development of a medium

term plan to reduce overtime expenditure. Following on from this, the Senior Leadership

Team in An Garda Síochána are now considering the governance proposals and are also

finalising a financial sustainability plan for overtime. This plan has already led to the initiation

of new control measures to generate financial savings on overtime spending. In addition, the

overtime budget for 2019 will be lower than the existing allocation for the first time since

2014, as part of a multi-annual approach to reducing overtime to international norms (4%-5%

of pay bill excluding parading briefing) over the coming three years. The recent C&AG annual

report also cited the findings of the overtime paper as part of the chapter on management of

overtime.

The paper on policing civilianisation contained important findings about the role of workforce

planning and demand analysis in driving policing reform and the need to learn from the

civilianisation experiences of other jurisdictions who are already much further along the

strategic HR reform agenda. The recently published report of the Commission on the Future

of Policing in Ireland cited the civilianisation paper in its finding that more thorough workforce

planning is required to inform the resource requirements for a new structure in An Garda

Síochána. This report also used evidence from the civilianisation paper in its finding that the

existing civilianisation targets (21% civilians as part of Garda workforce excluding reservists)

is too modest. Finally, evidence from the paper on redeployment and the pace of

civilianisation informed the technical budgetary discussions for 2019 on the Garda vote.

3.6.3 Employment Affairs and Social Protection

A number of papers have been published in the area of Employment Affairs and Social

Protection in the Spending Reviews of 2017 and 2018. There have been significant outcomes

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in improving service provision and enhancing the knowledge base of the schemes analysed.

The section will pay particular attention to the outcomes in the areas of employment

supports, disability, work incentives and staffing.

Firstly, the 2017 review of Employment Supports and the 2018 review of Public Employment

Services paper identified cost inefficiencies and reduced demand for the provision of labour

market activation services. Allocations in this area of the Department of Employment Affairs

and Social Protection have been reprioritised as part of the estimates in 2018 and 2019.

Secondly, as part of Spending Review 2017, the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform

published a review of the Disability Allowance programme. On the back of recommendations

in the paper, Disability Allowance data will now be included as part of the Jobseeker’s

Longitudinal Database. This should support increased efficiencies in the operation of the

scheme in the medium-term. Thirdly, the Spending Review analysis of replacement rates

developed models to better understand the interaction between social welfare, health and

housing benefits. It identified that while most people have an incentive to take up

employment, some family cohorts with housing benefits may face disincentives to taking up

employment. This has helped inform the Estimates for 2019. Finally, the section on the

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection within the Expenditure Trends

paper identified resourcing challenges and future demands for staffing which fed into the

estimates for pay expenditure in 2019.

3.6.4 Efficiency of Public Expenditure

Discussion in relation to the overall level of resources allocated across key sectoral areas can

be better informed by research that looks at the outcomes and outputs delivered with the

allocated resources. Spending Review 2018 papers address these issues with papers on both

a cross-sectoral basis and sectoral basis. Cross-Sectoral

An issue that arises in this discussion is the overall level of expenditure in Ireland when

compared to other countries. The Comparative levels and efficiency of Irish Public Spending12

paper addresses this particular issue. As outlined in the paper and in Table 1 below, while at

first glance, spending in Ireland as a percentage of GDP is well below Euro-area (EA) norms,

when account is taken of certain differences between Ireland and other EA countries, this gap

in spending tends to shrink. Firstly, using GNI* for Ireland the gap in total spending decreases

from 20 per cent of GDP to 5 per cent of GNI*. Secondly, accounting for the differing age

structures across EA countries, (Ireland has a relatively young population in comparison to

other EA countries) the gap as a percentage of GNI* falls further to only -0.6 per cent.

Table 1: Snapshot of 2015 gap between Ireland and Euro-area average expenditure (%)

Total Expenditure Non Age-Adjusted Age-Adjusted

GDP -19.7 -16.9 GNI -11.5 -7.9 GNI* -4.9 -0.6

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The composition of the population has an important impact on how resources are allocated

and should be factored into an analysis of comparative spending across countries in particular

sectors. With Ireland having the highest proportion of younger people and the lowest

proportion of older-age people, it should be expected that spending on pensions and

healthcare should be lower in Ireland than other countries and conversely, spending on areas

such as education would be higher.

A key focus of recent budgetary reforms has been to move the focus on to the efficiency and

effectiveness of expenditure. The paper looks at comparative efficiency of public spending

across the areas of Health, Social Protection, and Education utilising healthy life years at birth

as a proxy for the efficiency of the health systems, those not at risk of poverty as the standard

measure for Social Protection and PISA scores for Education. Figure 7 below illustrates the

analysis for Education and Health spending. The results indicate that Irish public expenditure

in education is relatively efficient due to the close proximity to the efficiency frontier and

Ireland is assessed to be the most efficient country when education expenditure is age-

adjusted and estimated in GDP terms. In contrast, the analysis indicates that there are

inefficiencies in Ireland’s public health expenditure which becomes more pronounced when

adjustment is made to take account of Ireland’s high proportion of young people in

comparison to its EA peers.

Figure 7 Plots of Inputs and Outcomes for Education and Health Sectors Plot of Public Education Expenditure and Pisa Scores

Plot of Public Health Expenditure and Health Life Years

Source: Meaney, Oyewole and Bedogni, 2018. ‘Comparative levels and efficiency of Irish Public Spending’

Health Sector Efficiency Research

An example of a paper that looks at efficiency in a particular sector is Hospital Inputs and

Outputs: 2014 to 2017 (Lawless, 2018)13, a paper analysing the trends in acute sector inputs

and outputs over the period 2014 to 2017. The paper used data available from the monthly

Management Data reports as published by the HSE. Hospital outputs are limited to day case

and inpatient discharges, Emergency Department presentations and waiting list numbers. The

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paper found that there is a clear disconnect between the increased investment made over

the three years and the subsequent improvement in terms of output levels.

There continues to be a significant issue with regard to hospital budget management. By

December 2017, all but two hospitals reported being over budget with an average overspend

of 7%. This represents very little improvement since 2012 when the C&AG identified that all

but one hospital reported being over budget at end-year with an average overspend of 7%.

The paper Health Budget Oversight and Management (Connors, 2018) published today

further addresses issues in relation to budget management in the health sector14.

3.6.5 Staffing and Workforce Planning

Staffing and Workforce planning emerged as a key theme of this year’s Spending Review. As

the Irish economy recovers and demand for public services increase, it is important for

Departments to take stock of their staffing and pay bill trends to guide future workforce

projections and planning. Strategic workforce planning will allow for an improvement in how

services are delivered by ensuring that public service staffing is allocated in a manner that

achieves the greatest outcome for clients.

Box 1: Spending Review Research on Staffing and Workforce Planning15

An overall scene-setting paper for this area was published as part of the Spending Review,

Public Service Pay Bill Management – Key Issues (Howlin, McGrath, Reidy and Smith, 2018),

which assesses the recent trends in public sector numbers and discusses policy levers for

the sustainable management of the Public Sector Pay Bill. The paper supports framework

for a structured approach to fiscal planning, competitive rates of pay for public servants

and embeds workforce planning across the public service to ensure the appropriate level

and composition of employment, while noting that effective workforce planning can

support improvements in productivity.

Sectoral Research

Health

HSE Staff Trend Analysis 2014-2017 (Connors, 2018), assesses the rising trends in staffing

and pay costs in the health sectors and provides recommendations on improving

governance structures within the sector to mitigate the risk of future pay overruns.

Justice

Overtime Spending in An Garda Síochána - Efficiency and Control (Dormer, 2018) assesses

the 185% increase in the Garda overtime bill since 2013. The paper recommends an

improvement to governance structures with the recruitment of a dedicated senior

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professional manager as well as the establishment of a new senior management committee

in order to bring a greater focus to the oversight of overtime expenditure.

Policing Civilianisation in Ireland - Lessons from International Best Practice (Gavin, 2018)

provides a peer country comparison of the levels of civilianisation within different police

forces and makes recommendations for increasing the share of civilians within An Garda

Síochána. This focusses on the more medium-term benefits of efficiency and specialisation

improvements on the back of increased civilianisation. The paper also notes that there

needs to be continued efforts by An Garda Síochána to fully embrace Workforce Planning,

including a detailed analysis of future demands for policing services.

Education

Two papers analysing the key drivers of spending in the primary, secondary and tertiary

sectors, Pay Expenditure Drivers at Primary and Secondary Level-schools (DPER, 2018) and

Understanding the Funding needs in Higher Education (DPER, 2018), with particular focus

on overall staffing levels. The papers analyse the current ratio of pupils to teachers at first

and second level, the workforce planning challenges of managing peaks in student numbers

passing from primary education in 2018 to secondary education in 2024 and the implication

of demographic pressures for higher education.

Revenue

A paper looking at efficiency improvements due to ICT spending in the Revenue

Commissioners, Revenue Digitalisation – Efficiency, Effectiveness and Insights (Brassill,

2018), also looks at the implications of automation on workforce planning. The paper found

that the digitalisation aided the reduction in staff numbers realised under the Employment

Control Frameworks, by permanently removing, streamlining and/or automating business

activities.

3.7 Reporting and Accountability

In response to demographic changes, increased service demands and Government policy initiatives, resource allocations for most Government Departments will increase significantly in 2019. These increases will need to be matched with clear and effective accountability for the use of these funds.

The recent reforms to the budgetary process operate within the wider expenditure management and reporting framework. Specifically in relation to reporting, the principles of Government accounting are mainly derived from the Constitution, and from the institutional and financial relationships between parliament and the executive which have been developed over the years. The Public Financial Procedures set out these principles and outline the essential features of financial management. In line with the agenda of Civil Service Renewal, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is examining ways of modernising government financial reporting including reforms relating to greater fiscal transparency in the area of central government financial reporting. Work is underway, under the EU Commission Structural Reform Programme and with the input of the OECD, on an assessment of the

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central government financial reporting framework that will inform this work on modernising government financial reporting.

In the area of accountability, across the public service, Accounting Officers have a responsibility to make certain that allocated resources are in line with policy priorities and are managed efficiently. In order to support senior management across the public service, work will be undertaken to review:

Accounting Officers and the management of Votes: Accounting Officers have a responsibility to ensure that there is a clear framework for control and accountability for public funds, in line with the allocations that have been voted by Dáil Éireann. The current arrangements in relation to the management of votes by Accounting Officers will be reviewed in order to ensure that resources are managed efficiently and controlled.

Monitoring and measuring performance: Performance is measured and monitored in an ongoing way in Government Departments and Offices. Performance management systems in place should serve to strengthen accountability across the public service. The Spending Review 2018 highlights improvement to date in identifying data gaps. However there is potential to further improve and identify performance metrics and indicators, which will aid the efficient use of public expenditure in the future, and facilitate accountability within Government and before the Oireachtas Committees.

Control mechanisms to manage voted allocations by the Dáil: The Public Spending Code is currently under review, to ensure effective capital appraisal in delivery of the NDP and to underpin sound control mechanisms in managing the allocations voted by the Dáil.

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Chapter 4

Conclusion

This Budget will allocate additional resources to public services and public infrastructure, with

particular focus on investment in Ireland’s physical and human capital. This is underpinned by

the improvements in the underlying growth of the economy and the labour market. This

Government is committed to increasing spending in a much more sustainable manner than

experienced in the past, while still delivering steady improvements in the lives of citizens. This

can be achieved through the prioritisation of growth-enhancing investment which gives

greater returns and through improving the impact of existing public spending. This is why the

Government is committed to reforming how business is carried out to improve services for

citizens. This has been the driver of the significant public service reforms set out in Our Public

Service 2020 and the introduction of the spending review process over the past two years.

This will allow the Government to strive towards achieving the twin aims of broadly ‘balancing

the books’ and making meaningful improvements to the lives of citizens.

The prioritisation of growth-enhancing spending will boost Ireland’s international

competitiveness, the longer-term potential of the economy and Ireland’s appeal on the world

market. The Government is cognisant of the current movements in the global trading

environment, in which the Irish economy must remain competitive. Imminent risks and

threats exist next year on account of the UK’s exit from the EU in March 2019, and the

emergence of protectionism amongst some of Ireland’s key trading partners. For this reason,

the Government is committed to targeting a balanced book next year, while improving the

long-term structural potential of the economy through important investment. This will ensure

that improvements in living standards can be maintained throughout a period of

unprecedented uncertainty for the Irish state.

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Part II - Expenditure Allocations 2019-21

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Chapter 1

Expenditure Aggregates

The expenditure allocations agreed by Government for Budget 2019 are set out in this section

of the Expenditure Report. Taking into account the pre-Budget position for the expected level

of Exchequer Receipts and Payments in 2018 and 2019 as set out in the recently published

Government White Paper16, and the expenditure increases included in Budget 2019, a

summary position across all Departments is provided here. Each Government Department is

dealt with individually in the subsequent sections, which cover multi-annual budgetary

allocations, the 2019 spending plans, and new Budget measures.

1.1 Expenditure Allocations 2018 - 2021

Spending by Departments in 2019 will amount to €66.6 billion as set out in Table 2 below. On

an underlying basis, after adjusting for the prior years’ amounts included in the 2019 Health

provision in relation to medical consultants, the underlying year-on-year increase in

expenditure is €3.6 billion or 5.8%. The 2018 expenditure set out below reflects in-year

sectoral policy developments in the areas of Health, Education and Justice, a provision for a

100% Social Welfare Christmas Bonus and estimated year-end underspends reflected in the

White Paper. The Government has agreed as part of the Budget 2019 decisions to provide for

some further expenditure in 2018, with an additional €60 million in capital expenditure for

the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, €17 million to the Foreign Affairs

Vote Group in relation to ODA, and €37.5 million for the Department of Transport, Tourism

and Sport.

Table 2: Gross Voted Expenditure 2019 2018

2019

Change

€ million € million € million %

Gross Current Expenditure (underlying)

56,900 59,155 2,255 4.0%

Costs relating to prior years 104

Gross Current Expenditure 56,900 59,259 2,359 4.1%

Gross Capital Expenditure 5,908 7,302 1,393 23.6%

Total Gross Expenditure (Underlying)

62,809 66,457 3,648 5.8%

Total Gross Expenditure 62,809 66,561 3,752 6.0% *Rounding affects total

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1.1.1 Current Expenditure Allocations 2018

The Estimates for 2018 set out gross voted current expenditure of €55.9 billion. Due to policy

decisions made in 2018 and overspends in certain areas, the outturn for the year is now

estimated at €56.9 billion, as set out in Table 3 below. The main driver of this increase is

Health expenditure, which at end-September was €300 million over profile. The aggregate

estimated expenditure of €56.9 billion for 2018 reflects an estimated additional €625 million

in current expenditure for Health in 2018. The overall estimated Supplementary Estimate

requirement for Health in 2018 is €700 million, comprising of an additional €625 million in

current expenditure, €20 million in capital expenditure and a shortfall in Departmental

receipts of €55 million. The Budget challenges for the Health Sector relate to increasing

demand in key service areas, primarily in acute hospitals in both pay and non-pay areas. This

is compounded by a hospital income shortfall and a further fall in UK receipts. Furthermore

there are demand led pressures in important areas such as Disabilities, Older persons and hi-

tech drugs as well as further strains in the State Claims and Pensions budget lines. There are

challenges to be addressed in relation the management and reconfiguration of resources

within the Health service.

An additional amount of €147 million is included for Education in 2018. This is the amount

estimated to be required to meet projected pension costs and pension gratuity payments.

Retirements in the education sector are difficult to estimate due to a number of factors

including the timing of retirements — which are concentrated at the end of August — and the

age span of teacher retirements, which ranges generally from age 55 to 70. This additional

amount included for 2018 in respect of pension costs is included in the 2019 pre-Budget

position for Education in order to mitigate the risk of an additional funding requirement in

this area in 2019.

As reported in the September Fiscal Monitor, net current expenditure in the Justice Vote

Group was €30 million over profile at the end of September, primarily driven by Garda pay

and overtime. An additional amount of €50 million is included for 2018 to provide for the

estimated overrun in this area. This amount is included in the pre-Budget position for 2019

for the Justice sector to support the Garda reform agenda.

As part of the Budget 2019 decisions the Government has agreed an additional €17 million

for Overseas Development Aid for 2018 in support of Ireland’s commitment to overseas

development. In addition, a further €32.5 million is being provided to the Department of

Transport, Tourism and Sport, including an amount for road maintenance.

An amount is included in respect of estimated year-end underspends. As set out in the

September 2018 Fiscal Monitor, at the end of September 2018, 13 out of 17 Ministerial Vote

Groups were either broadly in line or below profile, with an aggregate underspend across

these 13 Ministerial Vote Groups of €188 million versus their gross current expenditure

profiles. At this stage of the year, it is difficult to accurately predict the scale of potential

underspends at the end of the year to be surrendered to the Exchequer. However, the

expenditure outturns for the last two years provide an indication of the potential range in the

region of €0.2 billion and suggest a potential underspend of €175 million in 2018.

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Also set out in Table 3 is a provision of €265 million in respect of a 100% Christmas Bonus for

long-term Social Welfare recipients, which will be funded from both the Exchequer and the

Social Insurance Fund. The extent to which any supplementary estimate may be required to

make provision for the part of the bonus to be funded by the Exchequer will be determined

later in the year. However, in terms of the impact on the General Government deficit it is

anticipated that the cost of the bonus will be almost fully offset by additional PRSI receipts.

At the end of September, PRSI receipts were over €150 million ahead of the level estimated

in REV 2018. It is currently projected that PRSI receipts will be c. €250 million ahead of profile

at end-2018.

Table 3: Adjustments to 2018 Current Expenditure

Estimates 2018

Adjustment Adjusted

2018 Estimate

€ million € million € million

Agriculture, Food and the Marine Group 1,285

1,285

Business, Enterprise & Innovation Group 316

316

Children and Youth Affairs Group 1,355

1,355


372

372

Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht Group 249

249

Defence Group 869

869

Education & Skills Group 9,343 147 9,490

Employment Affairs & Social Protection Group 20,001

20,001

Finance Group 458

458

Foreign Affairs Group 725 17 742

Health Group 14,839 625 15,464

Housing, Planning & Local Government Group 1,673

1,673

Justice Group 2,433 50 2,483

Public Expenditure and Reform Group 989

989

Rural & Community Development 144

144

Taoiseach 184

184

Transport, Tourism and Sport 703 33 735

Underspends

(175) (175)

Provision for 2018 Christmas Bonus 265 265

Gross Current Expenditure 55,939 962 56,900


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1.1.2 Current Expenditure Allocations 2019

Table 4 below shows how gross current expenditure of €59.3 billion for 2019 is allocated on

aggregate across Departments. Chapters 2 to 18 of this part of the Expenditure Report provide

a detailed breakdown of current expenditure plans for each Department.

The unemployment rate in 2018 is estimated at 5.7 per cent. The average unemployment rate

has not reduced to a similar level since 1999, when it reached a rate of 5.6 per cent. That year,

the increase in voted current expenditure was just under 10%. In contrast, the overall

underlying increase in current expenditure next year is 4%, excluding the impact of one-off

items. This reflects the Government’s commitment to sustainably increase expenditure while

delivering on key priorities. The continuing improvement in the Live Register has resulted in

additional resources from Live Register related savings being made available. The pre-Budget

ceiling assumed reduced expenditure on Social Welfare Live Register related payments of

€0.15 billion. There is now an additional saving in the Department of Employment Affairs and

Social Protection of €0.29 billion arising primarily from additional reductions in Live Register

expenditure and expenditure on employment supports. These additional resources have been

utilised to meet demographic costs and other expenditure measures.

Increases provided in current expenditure in Budget 2019 reflect Government priorities. The

proposed increase in the Health allocation in 2018 is almost €900 million or 5.8%. Excluding

the element of medical consultants cost relating to prior years, the year-on-year increase is

almost €0.8 billion or 5.1%. This investment reflects the Government’s commitment to

improve access to health and social services for the people of Ireland in 2019, through

investment across community and hospital services and the National Treatment Purchase

Fund.

Following on from the increases provided in 2018, significant additional resources are

directed towards continuing to deliver on priorities in the areas of Education and Childcare.

Increases in the Education sector will enable the continued prioritisation of special education

with additional SNAs and special class teachers, a pilot of the reformed SNA model, and

increased training, upskilling and reskilling opportunities for those sectors and regions most

vulnerable to Brexit. In the Childcare sector, an increase of over 9% in funding will support

the ongoing implementation of the childcare initiatives introduced in recent years.

Current expenditure in the Department of Housing, Planning and Local government is to

increase by nearly 15% next year. This funding will enable a significant level of services to be

delivered, and will allow for an additional 16,760 households to be accommodated under the

Housing Assistance Payment scheme.

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Table 4: Ministerial Vote Group Gross Current Expenditure Ceilings

2018 2019 Change


Agriculture, Food and the Marine Group 1,285 1,341 4.4%


Children and Youth Affairs Group 1,355 1,479 9.1%




Education & Skills Group 9,490 9,822 3.5%

Employment Affairs & Social Protection Group 20,001 20,484 2.4%



Health Group 15,464 16,360 5.8%


Justice Group 2,483 2,572 3.6%

Public Expenditure and Reform Group 989 1,052 6.3%

Rural & Community Development 144 152 5.7%

Taoiseach's Group 184 189 2.7%

Transport, Tourism & Sport Group 735 755 2.6%

Provision for 2018 Christmas Bonus 265 - -

Year-end underspends unallocated (175) - -

Gross Current Expenditure 56,900 59,259 4.1%

Memo Item

Health costs relating to prior years (104)

Underlying current expenditure increase 56,900 59,155 4.0% *Rounding affects total

1.1.3 Capital Expenditure Allocations 2018 and 2019

Underlining the Government’s commitment to tackle the housing crisis, the Government is

allocating an additional €60 million to housing expenditure in 2018. This investment will

predominantly be available for homelessness services and will enable the implementation of

a range of sustainable housing solutions for homeless households. Further to this, €20 million

of the estimated Supplementary Estimate requirement for Health relates to capital spending

and an additional €5 million in capital expenditure is to be provided to the Department of

Transport, Tourism and Sport.

Turning to 2019, the amount allocated of €7.3 billion is broadly in line with the overall

allocation set out in the National Development Plan17, for 2019. Taking into account the

additional amounts included for 2018, this represents a year-on-year increase of €1.4 billion

or 23.6%. Resolving the Housing crisis is a key priority for the Government. Therefore, a

decision has been made to allocate a further €80 million to this sector next year, beyond the

significant allocation set out in the in the National Development Plan, and brings the year-on-

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year increase of capital funding provided to the Department Housing, Planning & Local

Government to €421 million or 25%. In addition there have been some adjustments to the

capital expenditure ceilings including for the Departments of Justice and Transport, Tourism

& Sport to reflect a reallocation between capital and current expenditure taking into account

the scheduling of capital projects.

Beyond Housing, similar to previous years, the focus of additional capital investment will be

on supporting incremental improvements in the scope and availability of public services.

Important social infrastructure projects will be prioritised and the additional resources should

enable the provision of new transport infrastructure and while ensuring the maintenance of

our existing networks, provide for additional schools infrastructure and allow for continued

progress on the delivery of the National Children’s Hospital. Funding will also be provided for

enterprise supports to support economic recovery and promote continued jobs growth in

both the indigenous and foreign owned sectors. There will also be allocations to support a

range of other projects across areas such as flood defences, justice and policing, heritage,

sports facilities and climate change mitigation.

Table 5: Ministerial Vote Group Gross Capital Expenditure Ceilings

2018 2019 Change


Agriculture, Food and the Marine Group 248 255 2.8%


Children and Youth Affairs Group 28 32 14.3%




Education & Skills Group 745 941 26.2%

Employment Affairs & Social Protection Group 10 14 40.0%



Health Group 513 667 30.0%


Justice Group 144 220 52.6%

Public Expenditure and Reform Group 174 201 15.1%

Rural & Community Development 88 141 61.1%

Transport, Tourism & Sport Group 1,332 1,613 21.1%

Gross Capital Expenditure 5,908 7,302 23.6% *Rounding affects total

1.1.4 Current Expenditure Allocations: 2019 – 2021

Table 6 below outlines Gross Voted Current Expenditure Ceilings across Government

Departments for the period 2019 to 2021. Building on the current expenditure ceilings for the

period 2019-2021 published last July in the Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2018 (MYER), the

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ceilings for 2019 have been updated to reflect the impact of Budget 2019 as well as 2018

sectoral policy developments previously highlighted in Table 3.

Table 6: Ministerial Vote Group Gross Current Expenditure Ceilings

2019 2020 2021

€million €million €million

Agriculture, Food and the Marine Group 1,341 1,341 1,341

Business, Enterprise & Innovation Group 330 330 330

Children and Youth Affairs Group 1,479 1,479 1,479


391 391 391

Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht Group 264 264 264

Defence Group 888 888 888

Education & Skills Group 9,822 9,876 9,922

Employment Affairs & Social Protection Group 20,484 20,744 21,004

Finance Group 481 481 481

Foreign Affairs Group 781 781 781

Health Group 16,360 16,497 16,645

Housing, Planning & Local Government Group 1,919 1,919 1,919

Justice Group 2,572 2,572 2,572

Public Expenditure and Reform Group 1,052 1,052 1,052

Rural & Community Development 152 152 152

Taoiseach 189 189 189


Cumulative Cost of Public Service Stability Agreement (including new entrants)

- 390 651

Resources to be Allocated 2020 - 606 606

Resources to be allocated 2021 725

Total Gross Current Expenditure 59,259 60,706 62,146


The overall increases in 2020 and 2021 are consistent with the year-on-year increases in gross

voted current expenditure set out in Table 1.2 of the MYER 2018.

In line with the approach adopted in the MYER, certain demographic pressures in the areas

of Health, Education, and Social Protection have been factored into the Departmental ceilings

out to 2021. These estimates of demographic costs are informed by the Irish Government

Economics and Evaluation Service paper ‘Budgetary Impact of Changing Demographics 2017

– 202718’. Amounts are also included in respect of the costs of pay agreements. These

resources will be allocated to the relevant ministerial Vote Groups on an annual basis as part

of the Estimates process.

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A provision is included for unallocated resources in 2020 and 2021. These amounts are

available for application towards the cost of new measures and the carryover cost of Budget

2019 measures.

The carryover impact of Budget 2019 measures relate to actions which are to be implemented

in 2019. Table 7 below outlines the estimated carryover impact of certain Departmental

increases. There is a cost of approximately €311 million that would need to be met from the

unallocated resources in 2020 or savings/reprioritisations identified. At this juncture, these

allocations are an approximation of the required resources to be allocated in Budget 2020. As

such, these estimates will be reassessed during 2019 and will be set out in the 2019 Mid-Year

Expenditure Report. Due to this, these costs have not been allocated on a Departmental basis

in Table 7 above. In addition to the costs outlined below, there will be costs arising in 2020 to

reflect the full year cost of additional Brexit related staff hired in areas including Revenue and

Agriculture.

Table 7: Carryover impact of certain current expenditure measures

Additional Impact in

2020

€ million

Employment Affairs and Social Protection - Gross Cost of Social Protection Package

135

Education- Funding for New Measures 26

Justice - Funding for Garda Reform, including recruitment 50

Health – Funding for New Measures 55

Housing - Gross Cost of Housing Assistance Payments 45

Additional Costs in 2020 311 *Rounding affects total

1.1.5 Capital Expenditure Allocations: 2019 – 2022

Investment in public infrastructure is essential to support sustainable and balanced growth

across all sectors of the economy. It is also a key factor in increasing the long-run productive

capacity of the economy. The National Development Plan sets out a strategic vision for

Ireland’s public capital infrastructure priorities over the next 10 years strictly aligned with the

National Strategic Outcomes for Ireland’s new spatial strategy contained in the National

Planning Framework.

It is envisaged that the ceilings set out in the National Development Plan will remain relatively

constant over the remainder of the plan, subject to the mid-term review which is currently

due to take place in 2022. The mid-term review of the Plan will allow Government to:

Take stock of progress in terms of delivery of the planned projects and programmes;

Review and reaffirm investment priorities of Government; and

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Prepare and publish a new updated 10-year plan for public capital investment in 2023,

covering the period 2023 to 2032.

All Departments' capital programmes are funded up to the 2022 as set out in the table 8

below. Further to this, agreement on the departmental capital ceilings for 2023 are currently

being negotiated and will be set out in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2019, to be

published before the end of this year. Agreeing the 5-year period covering up to 2023 will

facilitate Departments in planning their investment programmes over the medium term.

Moreover, these will be rolling 5-year capital ceilings. Therefore, while the capital ceilings for

2019-2023 remain fixed at the levels already agreed by Government, as part of the 2020

Estimates process the Departmental capital ceilings for 2024 will be agreed.

In 2019 four new development funds will be established to drive the delivery of specific core

rural, urban, technology and climate action priorities. These funds have been allocated

resources amounting to an estimated €4 billion over the 10-year period of the National

Development Plan, including €195 million next year. Agreement on the allocation of these

funds in 2019 is currently being considered and will also be set out in the Revised Estimates

for Public Services 2019.

Table 8: Ministerial Vote Group Capital Ceilings 2019 – 2022

2019 2020 2021 2022

€ million € million € million € million

Agriculture, Food and the Marine Group 255 258 265 275

Business, Enterprise & Innovation Group 620 630 640 715

Children and Youth Affairs Group 32 31 32 33


256 297 317 400

Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht Group 75 76 80 110

Defence Group 106 113 120 125

Education & Skills Group 941 942 1006 1100

Employment Affairs & Social Protection Group

14 15 16 17

Finance Group 26 22 18 19

Foreign Affairs Group 21 13 13 14

Health Group 667 774 780 825

Housing, Planning & Local Government Group

2,113 2,205 2269 2280

Justice Group 220 250 208 216

Public Expenditure and Reform Group 201 214 223 232

Rural & Community Development 141 150 152 175

Transport, Tourism and Sport 1,613 2,058 2526 2405

Total Gross Capital Expenditure 7,302 8,048 8,665 8,941 *Rounding affects total

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1.2 Expenditure Ceiling Reconciliation 2019 - 2021

Table 9 below sets out an overall reconciliation of the gross current expenditure ceilings from

2019 to 2021. The pre-Budget position for 2019, set out in the MYER, reflected provision for

€1.1 billion in aggregate for certain demographic related costs in Health, Education and Social

Protection, the impact of the Public Service Stability Agreement in 2019 and the carryover

impact of Budget 2018 measures. This figure has been adjusted for the allocation of additional

resources in 2018 reflected in the White Paper of €625 million in Health, €147 million in

Education and €50 million in Justice. The Budget 2019 increase of €1.38 billion includes an

amount of €50 million that has been reallocated from the capital expenditure allocations and

€100 million in respect of prior year costs relating to medical consultants. Excluding these

amounts an amount of €1.23 billion has been allocated from the available resources in Budget

2019 to fund current expenditure increases.

Table 9: Gross Current Expenditure Ceilings 2019 - 2021

2019 2020 2021

€ billion € billion € billion

Gross Current Expenditure - Pre-Budget Position (MYER 2018)

57.05 59.26 60.71

2018 Adjustments 0.82

Demographics 0.45 0.46

Carryover Impact of Budget 2019 Measures 0.31 0.00

PSSA (inclusive of New Entrants) 0.39 0.26

Gross Current Expenditure - Pre-Budget Position (Budget 2019)

57.88 60.41 61.42

Reallocation from Capital 0.05

Resources to Fund Costs in Relation to Prior Years 0.10

Budget 2019 Resources for Underlying Expenditure 1.23

Revised Baseline for Ministerial Ceilings 59.26 60.41 61.42

Resources to be Allocated 2020 - 2021 0.30 0.72

Gross Voted Current Expenditure Ceiling 59.26 60.71 62.15

1.3 Expenditure Measures for 2019

The National Development Plan outlined capital expenditure of €7.3 billion in 2019. The

allocation in Budget 2019 is broadly consistent with this amount as additional capital

expenditure of €80 million has been allocated in respect of Housing, while an amount of €50

million in aggregate included in the NDP allocations has been reallocated to fund additional

current expenditure in Transport and Justice. The total estimated cost of the measures to be

implemented by Departments comes to over €1.3 billion in aggregate, including the €100

million in relation prior year costs for medical consultants and €50 million funded from

transfers of capital expenditure allocations. Excluding these amounts the current expenditure

measures to be funded from the available fiscal resources amount to just over €1.2 billion.

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Table 10: Current Expenditure Measures

€ million

Current

Pre-Budget Ceiling per White Paper 57,876

Social Protection 361

Increase maximum weekly rates of payments by €5 per week, with proportionate increases for qualified adults and those on reduced rates.

Increase weekly rate of Qualified Child rate by €2.20 per week, to €34 per week. Increase by €3 per week for children aged 12 and over, to €37 per week.

Increase earnings disregard for One Parent Family Payment by €20, to €150 per week.

Increase rate of Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance by €25.

Introduce a maintenance disregard in line with Social Assistance Schemes for the Working Family Payment.

Extend the duration of the fuel allowance season by 1 week, to 28 weeks.

Increase the weekly Daily Expenses Allowance for those in Direct Provision from €21.60 per week to €38.80 for adults and €29.80 for children.

Health 554

A new €20m Sláintecare Integration Fund to drive improvements in the way we deliver care across the system.

Recruitment of additional front line staff, including consultants and development of a new GP contract.

Reducing prescription charges for persons over 70 years of age by 50c., reducing the monthly threshold for the Drug Payment Scheme by €10 and increasing GP visit card income thresholds by €25.

Continued progression of the children’s hospital, including rollout of the new paediatric model of care, to ensure the development of an integrated network of paediatric services with linkages to primary care and community services.

Additional investment of €20m in the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), bringing the total NTPF funding to €75m in 2019.

Investing resources in recruiting additional therapists to address backlogs in Assessment of Need applications for children with disabilities and increase access to therapies for children.

Continuing the development of mental health services, in particular community mental health services, in line with the Vision for Change and related strategies.

Housing Additional 16,760 households will be accommodated under the Housing Assistance Payment. Support the delivery of over 4,000 additional homes though the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme. Ensure that the increased demand for emergency homeless services is effectively addressed and will assist in supporting homeless households with long term and sustainable housing.

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Education 119

Increased Special Needs Assistants Allocation.

Special Class Teaching Posts and additional NEPS psychologists.

Increase new apprenticeship programmes by 10, with 1,200 additional craft and earn as you learn places, as well as 1,100 additional Traineeships.

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Table 10 (Continued) Current Expenditure Measures

€ million

Current

Justice Support for the continued provision of policing services in 2019 including the recruitment of up to 800 trainee Gardaí. Increased provision is to the Criminal Legal Aid system to meet increased demand. Increased funding is being provided to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner to meet demands arising from new EU data protection standards.

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Children 120

Additional funding for Tusla and Early Years Care and Education.

Agriculture 52

Brexit response, Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme, increased funding for Teagasc and Bord Bia.

Business Enterprise and Innovation 11

Brexit response and global footprint, funding for SFI research centres, Future Growth loan scheme.

Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht 14

Heritage initiatives including Built Heritage, preparatory work for Galway 2020 European City of Culture, Gaeltacht - 20 year strategy for the Irish Language.

Foreign Affairs and Trade 54

Increased contribution to International Development Aid.

Rural and Community Development 8

Including expansion of successful programmes such as the Walks Programme, Library Development and increased funding for the PEACE Programme.

Others 152

Includes increased expenditure in Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Defence, Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Taoiseachs and Transport, Tourism and Sport.

New Entrants Pay Agreement 27

Phased increase of pay rates for 'New Entrants' to the Public Service, to take effect from 1 March 2019.

Reallocation to Fund New Measures (287)

Additional existing level of services savings in the Department of Employment and Social Protection of €0.29 billion above the level assumed in the pre-Budget ceiling. This is driven in particular by lower expenditure on the Live Register and on employment supports due to reductions in unemployment.

Post-Budget Ceiling 59,259

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1.4 Details of Spending Plans

The following sections II.2 to II.18 of this Report explain the multi-annual expenditure ceilings

for each Department and its associated Vote Group. The public services to be delivered with

these resource allocations are set out, including new measures for 2019. Each section also

contains a technical reconciliation table reflecting adjustments to 2019 expenditure ceilings.

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Chapter 2

Agriculture, Food and the Marine

A. Resource Allocation 2019-2021

The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Agriculture Vote Group for the period 2019-

2021 are presented in the table below.

Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m

Gross Voted Current Expenditure 1,341 1,341 1,341

Gross Voted Capital Expenditure 255 258 265

Total Gross Voted Expenditure 1,596 1,599 1,606


Chart 1(a): Chart 1(b):

Pay, Pensions19 and Non-Pay Breakdown Breakdown of Programme Expenditure

(Incl. Capital)

19 Retired Civil Servants are paid from the Superannuation Vote.

Pay€270.0 m

Pensions€52.8 m

Non-Pay€1,018.3 m

Capital€255.0 m

A - Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health and

Animal Welfare€246.1m

B - Farm/Sector Supports and

Controls€838.2m

C - Policy and Strategy€364.2m

D - Seafood Sector€147.5m

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B. Public Services to be delivered in 2019

This funding will enable a significant level of public services to be delivered in 2019 and

reflects the Government commitment to the sustainable development of the agri-food and

marine sector and to strengthen the sector’s resilience faced with the emerging challenges of

Brexit. It seeks to optimise the sectors contribution to national economic development and

the natural environment. Core programmes enabling this include the Rural Development

Programme (RDP) and the Seafood Development Programme to which €638m and €50m have

been allocated respectively.

Programme A – Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health and Animal Welfare

The aim of this Programme is to ensure the highest standards of food safety, consumer

protection and animal and plant health. Under this Programme, the allocation for 2019 will

allow the Department to implement effective food and feed safety and quality monitoring,

inspection and control programmes and to operate a secure, comprehensive and effective

laboratory service and protect and enhance animal welfare. In particular, the budgetary and

Estimates decisions mean that the Department will:

Make provision for the initial staffing and ICT needs in relation to the regulatory requirements of Brexit;

Further improve the capacity of meat inspection services to facilitate the maintenance of food safety standards and the development of export markets;

Protect animal welfare by carrying out on-farm and animal transport controls and inspections;

Enhance consumer protection and food traceability through the introduction of EID to the sheep sector; and

Deliver the appropriate levels of control, research, testing and eradication activities for plant protection and animal diseases including Bovine TB.

Programme B – Farm/Sector Supports and Controls

The aim of this programme is to promote environmentally sustainable farming, including

mitigation of climate change, while supporting the rural economy. Under this Programme,

the allocation for 2019 will allow the Department and its Agencies to promote and implement

measures to support competitiveness and sustainability of rural areas. In particular, the

budgetary and estimates decisions mean that the Department and its Agencies will:

Give additional support to up to 96,000 farmers in areas of natural constraint, through increased funding for the ANC scheme;

Introduce the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot, a new pilot scheme targeted at suckler farmers, aimed at further improving the carbon efficiency of Irish beef production;

Implement a suite of agri-environmental schemes involving approximately 55,000 farmers: Green Low Carbon Agri-environmental Schemes (GLAS), the Organic Farming

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Scheme and the Locally Led Agri-Environmental schemes – (Hen harrier, Pearl Mussel and Burren farming);

Implement other multi-annual RDP co-funded schemes: Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP), Knowledge Transfer and Animal Welfare Scheme for Sheep;

Continue the progress of the Forestry Programme through funding forestry Development, new afforestation establishment grants and forestry premia; and

Provide co-funding for a range of on-farm investment under the RDP funded Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme and funding for the Horticulture Development Scheme.

Programme C – Policy and Strategy Programme

The aim of this Programme is to provide the optimum policy framework for the sustainable

development of the agri-food sector. Under this Programme, the allocation for 2019 will allow

the Department and its Agencies to develop and implement policies as set out in Food Wise

2025 and strengthen the sector to meet the challenges of Brexit. In particular, the budgetary

and estimates decisions mean that the Department and its Agencies will:

Make provision for investment in public sector research equipment and facilities including National Food Innovation Hub and expansion of the Prepared Food Innovation Centre;

Support Bord Bia promotion and development work to address the challenges posed by the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU; and

Provide grant aid for capital investment for food and drinks companies to help them improve efficiency, productivity and competitiveness.

Programme D – Seafood Programmes

The aim of this Programme is to promote environmentally sustainable fishing while

supporting the coastal economy. Under this Programme, the allocation for 2019 will allow the

Department and its Agencies to promote and implement measures to support

competitiveness and sustainability of coastal areas. In particular, the budgetary and estimates

decisions mean that the Department and its Agencies will:

Further develop our Fisheries Harbour Centres;

Implement the Seafood Development Programme 2014-2020 in supporting the development of our seafood sector; and

Protect our fisheries resources and provide the science base for their sustainable management.

C. Estimates 2019

Compared to the 2018 allocation, an additional €57m in current expenditure and an extra €7

million in capital expenditure is being allocated to the Department of Agriculture, Food and

the Marine in 2019.

The additional funding allocated by the Government in its 2019 Budget and Estimates

decisions provides for new and expanded measures to be implemented by the Department.

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This includes a comprehensive package to deal with the emerging challenges arising from

Brexit. These measures are set out in more detail in the table below.

Full details on the allocation of the Votes 2019 resources across spending areas will be set

out, as usual, in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV).

Selected Measures Cost in 2019

€million

Farm Sector Build Brexit resilience and improve emissions efficiency by increasing ANC payments and introducing the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot:

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Food Sector Addressing Brexit challenges by supporting market and product diversification and productivity improvements by:

Investment in Food Innovation Facilities Investment in public sector research equipment and facilities for the prepared consumer foods sector and the development of a National Food Innovation Hub

11

Food Companies Investment Provision of grant aid for capital investment by SMEs to improve productivity and remain competitive

7

Bord Bia Additional funding to support Bord Bia promotion and development work in the context of Brexit

5

Additional investment in Fisheries Harbours Centres 6

Total 72


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D. Reconciliation of 2019 Expenditure Ceiling

Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2019 2020 2021

Current Expenditure €million €million €million

Opening Position per Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2018 1,285 1,285 1,285

Allocation from Central Pay Agreement Provision (PSSA and New Entrants) 5 5 5

Allocation of Additional Resources 52 52 52

Current Expenditure Ceiling 1,341 1,341 1,341

Capital Expenditure €million €million €million

Capital Envelope per National Development Plan 255 258 265

Capital Ceiling 255 258 265

Ministerial Expenditure Ceiling 1,596 1,599 1,606


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Chapter 3

Business, Enterprise and Innovation


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Business, Enterprise and Innovation Vote Group

for the period 2019-2021 are presented in the table below.

Business, Enterprise and Innovation 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m

Gross Voted Current Expenditure 330 330 330


Total Gross Voted Expenditure 950 960 970




(Incl. Capital)


Pay€177.4m

Pensions€50.2m

Non-Pay€102.6mCapital

€620.0m

A. Jobs and Enterprise

Development€466.4m

B. Innovation€397.9m

C. Regulation€86.0m

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This funding will enable a significant level of public services to be delivered in 2019 across the

Vote Group. The funding provided reflects the Government’s commitment to providing

business with the necessary supports to prepare for Brexit, continuing the progress in the

creation of quality employment, supporting balanced regional economic development and

continuing the investment in research, development and innovation to ensure that Ireland is

positioned to meet the technological transformations in employment and in business models.

A particular focus in 2019 will be on strengthening the response to Brexit, supporting regional

enterprise development and entrepreneurship and continuing the drive to position Ireland as

a global innovation leader.

Programme A - Jobs and Enterprise Development

The aim of this programme is to position Ireland as a competitive, innovation-driven location

in which to do business, to promote enterprise development across all regions of the country,

to develop a strong and resilient indigenous enterprise base, to target future inward

investment and to grow exports in existing and fast-growing markets. Under this programme,

the 2019 allocation will allow the Department to:

Launch the new Future Growth Loan Scheme which will offer loans over 7-10 years to allow businesses to strategically invest in a post-Brexit environment;

Resource the IDA to commence the next phase of its Regional Property Development Programme thereby enhancing the regions’ ability to attract inward investment;

Expand the global footprint of the Enterprise Agencies to aid in the challenge of market diversification, and to take advantage of opportunities that may arise as a result of Brexit; and

Resource the Local Enterprise Offices to provide further competitive funding supports to local and indigenous enterprises to enable them to meet the challenge of Brexit.

Programme B - Innovation

The aim of this programme is to foster and embed a world class innovation system that

underpins enterprise development. Ireland’s innovation capability is a key factor in

maintaining and developing FDI capability and enhancing indigenous enterprise and is central

to sustaining and building competitiveness in international markets. Continued investment in

Research and Development is key to ensuring that Ireland becomes a global innovation

leader.

Under this programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the Department to:

Roll out the first tranche of funding under the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund. This fund will invest in research, development and deployment of disruptive technologies and applications;

Renew the first phase of Science Foundation Ireland’s Research Centre Programme which has delivered world class centres of global scale and excellence and to expand the Foundation’s industry partnership programmes;

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Ramp up Ireland’s participation in European Space Agency programmes and enhance the capability of the Tyndall Institute as envisaged in the National Development Plan;

Take up full membership of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) thereby enhancing the ability of Irish companies to compete for ESO contracts to develop innovative products and services; and

Ensure that the Programme for PhD & Masters Research, which will deliver 600 new highly trained researchers over the period of the Programme, can continue to be rolled out.

Programme C – Regulation

The aim of this Programme is to ensure that Ireland has a robust regulatory and corporate

governance system and dispute resolution mechanisms that facilitate fair, efficient, and

competitive markets for businesses, employees, and consumers. Under this programme, the

2019 allocation will allow the Department to:

strengthen and resource the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in its transition to the State’s primary statutory independent company law enforcement agency;

resource the Department and its Regulatory Agencies, including the Health and Safety Authority, the National Standards Authority and the Competition & Consumer Protection Commission, to meet the Brexit challenge faced by them and their clients; and

resource the Workplace Relations Commission to enable it to assume responsibility in relation to the Gardaí and the Civil Service.

C. Estimates 2019: Summary of New Measures

Compared to the 2018 allocation, an additional €14 million in current expenditure and €65

million in capital expenditure is being allocated to the Department of Business, Enterprise and

Innovation in 2019. In addition to funding existing services, these resources will be allocated

towards the measures set out in the table below.

The increase to the Department’s Current Expenditure will allow for additional resources to

be provided to the Department, its Regulatory bodies and its Enterprise Agencies to progress

the Global Footprint Initiative and provide additional Brexit-related supports. The additional

resources will also enable strengthening and resourcing of the ODCE on its establishment as

the primary independent statutory Agency in the area of corporate enforcement; additional

funding for the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to support it to assume responsibility

in relation to the Gardaí and the Civil Service.

The increased Capital allocation will allow the Department to fund a number of initiatives.

This includes funding for the Future Growth Loan Scheme and the roll-out of the Disruptive

Technologies Innovation Fund. Resources will be allocated to the Local Enterprise Offices

(LEOs) to enable them to provide further competitive regional funding to indigenous

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businesses. Additional funding will allow the IDA to embark on the next phase of its Regional

Property Programme and resources for Enterprise Ireland will enable the roll out of Regional

Innovation and Technology Clusters and fund the full year cost of the PhD Programme. The

first phase of the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centres Programme will be

renewed and SFI’s industrial research partnerships will be expanded. The full year cost of

membership of the European Southern Observatory will be met and additional resources to

Tyndall and the European Space Agency will be provided in accordance with commitments

under the National Development Plan.


€million

Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund A €500m Fund that will invest in research, development and deployment of disruptive technologies and applications

20

IDA Regional Property Programme IDA property investment in further regional locations

10

PhD Research Programme Full year cost of programme

10

Brexit Response and Global Footprint Additional funding to the Department, its Enterprise Agencies, and regulatory bodies, to assist enterprises to diversify in global markets and in meeting the challenge of Brexit

8

Future Growth loan scheme Longer-term – 7 to 10 year – unsecured investment finance

6

SFI Research Centres Refresh of SFI Research Centres

5

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Business, Enterprise and Innovation 2019 2020 2021


Opening Position per Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2018 316 316 316



Current Expenditure Ceiling 330 330 330




Ministerial Expenditure Ceiling 950 960 970


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Chapter 4

Children and Youth Affairs


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Children and Youth Affairs Vote Group for the

period 2019-2021 are presented in the table below.

Children and Youth Affairs 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m







(Incl. Capital)


Pay€329.0m

Pensions€12.2m

Non-Pay€1,137.4m

Capital€32.0m

B. Sectoral Programmes for

Children and Young People

€661.0 m

C. Policy and Legislation

Programme€30.2 m

A. Children and Family Support

Programme€819.3 m

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Vote Group. The funding provided reflects the Government’s commitment to improving the

outcomes for children, young people and their families.

Programme A: Children and Family Support Programme

The aim of this programme is to integrate and improve the existing service delivery

arrangements and support the welfare of children, young people and families. In particular,

the budgetary decisions for 2019 mean that the Department will:

Increase the allocation to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, by €33m bringing its total allocation to €786m - an increase of 4% over 2018. The additional resources will allow Tusla to:

o Implement recommendations made by HIQA on the management of child sexual abuse allegations;

o Enable delivery of the Government’s commitments relating to unaccompanied minor refugees under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme;

o Address cost pressures in private residential and foster care; o Allow for further investment and development of the Family Resource Centres

network and to Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence services.

Continue to support the Oberstown Children Detention Campus meet its operational costs, estimated to be €28m in 2019.

Programme B: Sectoral Programmes for Children and Young People

The aim of this programme is to support the provision of both universal and targeted services

for the care, development and wellbeing of children and young people. The Government’s

budgetary decisions for 2019 under this Programme will allow for the following:

An increase of €89m to childcare bringing its total allocation to €574m – an increase of 18% over 2018. The additional resources will allow for:

o The introduction of the Affordable Childcare Scheme (ACS) in late 2019; o Adjusting the income and child deduction thresholds under the new ACS to

improve supports and for additional parents to qualify; and o Other measures to improve early years inspections and sustainability

initiatives;

Provide an additional €1.5m to youth services and to implement LGBTI and National Youth Strategy Actions;

Continued support to the area based approach to child poverty (ABC programme) by investing a further €1m; and

Provide an additional €1m for innovative projects under the Intervention Programmes for Children and Young People, such as the QCBI and youth employment initiatives.

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Programme C: Policy and Legislation Programme

The aim of this Programme is to oversee key areas of policy, legislation and inter-sectoral

collaboration to improve the lives and well-being of children and young people, including the

implementation of the Policy Framework for Children and Young People. In particular, the

resources allocated will allow for the following:

Establish the Guardian ad Litem executive office to put in place a nationally organised

and managed GAL service;

Provide additional funding to the Adoption Authority of Ireland to enable it meet its

responsibilities under the forthcoming Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill; and

Meet costs associated with the running of the Commission of Investigation into

Mother and Baby Homes, including costs associated with the Collaborative Forum

established to facilitate the participation of former residents of Mother & Baby Homes

in recommending actions and solutions to Government.

C. Estimates 2019: Summary of Measures

Compared to the 2018 allocation an additional €123 million in current expenditure and €4

million in capital expenditure is being allocated to the Department of Children and Youth

Affair in 2019. €33m will be allocated to Tusla, €89m to Childcare and the remaining €5m will

be allocated to fund services within the Department and the other agencies under it aegis.

Full details on the allocation of the Vote’s 2019 resources across spending areas will be set


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Chapter 5

Communications, Climate Action & Environment


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Communications, Climate Action &

Environment Vote Group for the period 2019-2021 are presented in the table below.

Communications, Climate Action and Environment 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m







(Incl. Capital)


Pay€67.1m

Pensions€7.2m

Non-Pay€317.0m

Capital€256.0m

A. Communications

€87.5m

B. Broadcasting

€264.6m

C. Energy€164.4m

D. Natural Resources

€26.2m

E. Inland Fisheries€34.2m

F. Environment and Climate Action

€70.4m

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This funding will enable a significant level of services to be delivered across all programme

areas in 2019. The funding provided reflects the scale of the Government’s ambition and

policy commitments across a number of areas of strategic national importance, including

communications, broadcasting, energy efficiency, climate action, environment and natural

resources.

Programme A - Communications

The aim of this Programme is to contribute to the ongoing growth and development of the

Irish economy and society by facilitating investment in high speed broadband networks across

the country, by developing innovative and secure digital communications, and by promoting

the use of digital technologies by businesses and citizens. Under this Programme, the 2019

allocation will allow the Department to:

Support the delivery of the high speed broadband network under the National

Broadband Plan, facilitating balanced regional development and equality of

opportunity for all communities;

Continue to promote engagement in the digital economy by indigenous small

business, supporting a further 1,500 small businesses to trade online through the

Trading Online Voucher Scheme;

Continue to promote digital inclusion by providing digital literacy training under the

Digital Skills for Citizens Scheme to support a further 25,000 citizens to get online for

the first time; and

Support the National Cyber Security Centre in its strengthened role in relation to the

protection of Government networks and critical infrastructure.

Programme B - Broadcasting

The aim of this Programme is to support high quality public service broadcasting, and a

broadcasting sector underpinned by a proportionate and effective regulatory regime. Under

this Programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the Department to:

Support the continued delivery by RTÉ of its public service objectives;

Support TG4 as the national Irish language public service broadcaster; and

Stimulate the development of new television and radio programmes and the archiving

of material through schemes established under the Broadcasting Fund.

Programme C - Energy

The aim of this Programme is to deliver on energy policy which is focused on ensuring a

secure, competitive and sustainable energy system and to contribute to the reduction of

energy-related emissions as Ireland transitions to a low carbon, climate-resilient economy, in

line with the Government’s National Mitigation Plan. Under this Programme, the 2019


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Provide grant funding for improvements to energy efficiency, including new and

innovative technologies and deep retrofit works in a further 28,000 homes, as a key

measure to tackle climate change;

Continue to assist communities, the SME sector and large energy users to deliver

significant energy savings and reductions in CO2 emissions, including support for

public sector bodies to achieve the 33% energy efficiency target;

Continue to invest in applied energy research, development and demonstration

projects, including ocean energy to enable diversification away from fossil fuels; and

Increase the growth in electric vehicles, further supporting the transition to a low

carbon economy.

Programme D - Natural Resources

The aim of this Programme is to manage Ireland’s mineral, hydrocarbon and other geological

resources in a sustainable and productive manner, and to provide reliable geoscience support

for environmental protection and the sustainable development of Ireland’s natural resources.

Under this Programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the Department to:

Continue the geo-environmental mapping project (Tellus), data which will allow

improved geological maps and facilitate better land use planning and research;

Continue to progress Ireland’s marine mapping programme (INFOMAR), which is

managed by the Geological Survey Ireland, in co-operation with the Marine Institute;

Regulate licensing and leasing activities, encompassing mineral exploration and

mining, and petroleum exploration and production; and

Provide further support for geoscience research activities.

Programme E - Inland Fisheries

The aim of this Programme is to protect, conserve, develop and promote Ireland’s inland

fisheries resource, including sea angling. Under this Programme, the 2019 allocation will allow

the Department to support Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) to:

Rehabilitate and maintain up to 35,000 metres of streams and assess 147 rivers,

sections of rivers and estuaries, as part of the annual salmon management

programme;

Continue to deliver its licensing and inspection programme;

Continue to progress the National Strategy for Angling Development through a range

of conservation, access and promotion works; and

Upgrade IFI’s sea-going capacity and field equipment.

Programme F - Environment and Waste Management

The aim of this Programme is to promote the protection of Ireland’s natural environment, the

health and well-being of our citizens and the transition to a resource-efficient circular

economy, in support of ecologically sustainable development, growth and jobs. Under this

Programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the Department to:

Support the Environment Protection Agency in the performance of its legislative

mandate and the delivery of its research commitments in areas including ambient air

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quality, non-ionising radiation and noise monitoring, as well as the climate change

agenda;

Carry out remediation of environmentally-degraded landfill sites;

Continue to fund a national waste awareness campaign to target household waste

collection, illegal dumping, end-of-life vehicles and tyres; and

Fund a range of activities in the climate area, including technical research and

modelling to inform mitigation and adaptation policy measures, as well as

international and national climate change obligations.

C. Estimates 2019

Compared to the 2018 allocation, an extra €19 million in current expenditure and an extra

€47 million in capital expenditure is being allocated to the Department of Communications,

Climate Action and Environment in 2019.

This allocation will allow for a significant programme of investment in 2019, reflecting the scale of the Department’s ambition and policy commitments across key areas of national strategic importance. In particular, increased funding ensures progress on two key national strategic outcomes in the National Development Plan, specifically “Strengthened Rural Economies and Communities”, and “Transition to a Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Society”. Selected measures are set out in the table below. Full details on the allocation of the Votes 2019 resources across spending areas will be set out, as usual, in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV).


€million

Energy Efficiency Investment in targeted measures to achieve Ireland’s energy efficiency and renewable energy objectives. This includes energy efficiency upgrades in the residential, commercial and public building stock, promotion of renewable energy and incentivise the use of of electric vehicles.

164

Communications Supporting the National Broadband Plan and promoting digital adoption among small businesses and citizens.

87

Environmental Protection Continued promotion of environmental protection, waste prevention and the climate change agenda, alongside the remediation of environmentally-degraded landfill sites.

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Total 321


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2019 2020 2021











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Chapter 6

Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Vote Group

for the period 2019-2021 are presented in the table below.

Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m







(Incl. Capital)


Pay€86.3m

Pensions€8.4m

Non-Pay€169.0m

Capital€75.3m

A. Culture€190.0m

B. Heritage€54.3m

C. Irish Language, Gaeltacht

and Islands€54.3m

D. North-South Co-Operation

€40.4m

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This funding will enable a significant level of services to be delivered across all programme

areas in 2019. The funding provided reflects the Government’s ongoing commitment to

conserve, protect, develop and present Ireland's unique culture and heritage; to promote the

Irish language, support the Gaeltacht and develop island communities.

Programme A - Culture

The aim of this Programme is to promote and develop Ireland’s world-class artistic and

creative strengths at home and abroad. The 2019 allocation under this Programme will allow

the Department and its Agencies to:

Progress the transformational capital programme across our National Cultural Institutions and regional arts and cultural centres as part of Project Ireland 2040;

Invest €6 million in the significant preparatory work for the delivery of Galway 2020 European City of Culture;

Further enhance the Creative Ireland Programme as the whole of Government legacy initiative from Ireland 2016, enabling increased creativity and access to cultural activity and forging more collaborative partnerships and initiatives across all our communities; and

Facilitate over 4 million visits to cultural institutions, including the National Gallery of Ireland, the National Museum of Ireland, the National Library of Ireland, the National Archives of Ireland, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Chester Beatty Library, the Crawford Art Gallery and the National Concert Hall.

Programme B - Heritage

The aim of this Programme is to conserve and manage Ireland’s heritage for the benefit of

present and future generations. The funding allocated for 2019 will allow the Department to

further invest in visitor services and trails in our National Parks; continue to manage our 78

nature reserves and other recreational properties; progress implementation of the National

Biodiversity Action Plan; support the protection of archaeological and built heritage, and fund

conservation related scientific surveys and reporting.

Programme C - Irish Language, Gaeltacht and Islands

The aim of this Programme is to support the Irish language, to strengthen its use as the

principal community language in the Gaeltacht and to assist the sustainable development of

island communities. Under this Programme, the allocation for 2019 will:

Continue the implementation phase of the language planning process commenced this year as part of the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language;

Through Údarás na Gaeltachta, attract additional investment to Gaeltacht areas and support the creation of over 500 jobs;

Promote the Irish language inside and outside Gaeltacht areas; and

Increase support for the provision of island air and ferry services.

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Programme D - North-South Co-operation

The aim of this Programme is to maintain, develop and foster North-South co-operation in

the context of the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. Under this Programme,

the allocation for 2019 will:

Through Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency, promote the Irish and Ulster-

Scots language and culture; and

Through Waterways Ireland, maintain the waterways for some 15,000 registered boat

users.


Compared to the 2018 allocation, an additional €15 million in current expenditure and an

additional €21 million in capital expenditure is being allocated to the Department of Culture,

Heritage and the Gaeltacht in 2019.

As well as supporting existing programmes, additional allocations in 2019 will facilitate new

initiatives, such as work on the planning and early stage implementation of the Department's

10 year Capital Plan "Investing in our Culture, Language & Heritage 2018-2027." Selected

measures are set out in the table below.




€million

Current and Capital Expenditure

10 Year Capital Plan Planning and early stage implementation of "Investing in our Culture, Language & Heritage 2018-2027."

10

Galway 2020 European City of Culture Preparatory work for Galway 2020 European City of Culture.

6

Arts Council Increased supports for the arts and artists.

6.8

Creative Ireland Enhanced programme for 2019.

1.2

Supporting Gaeltacht Areas Additional investment in Gaeltacht areas to support the maintenance and creation of jobs.

2

Built Heritage Increased investment in Built Heritage Initiatives.

1.2

Total 27.2


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Chapter 7

Defence


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Defence Vote Group for the period 2019-2021

are presented in the table below.

Defence 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m



Total Gross Voted Expenditure 994 1,001 1,008




(Incl. Capital)


Pay€515.6m

Pensions€249.0m

Non-Pay€123.4m

Capital€106.0m

A. Defence Policy and Support, Military

Capabilities and

Operational Outputs€744.8m

Army Pensions€249.1m

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This funding will enable a significant level of services to be delivered in 2019. The funding

provided reflects the Exchequer commitment in support of providing for the military defence

of the State, contributing to national and international peace and security and ensuring that

the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) fulfils all roles assigned by Government.

Vote 35 – Army Pensions:

Programme A: Provision of Defence Forces’ Pensions Benefits

Under this Programme, the Department will continue to provide Defence Forces pension

benefits to new retirees and to some 12,400 military pensioners (including spouses and

children of deceased personnel and the spouses of deceased Veterans of The War of

Independence).

Vote 36 – Defence:

Programme A: Defence Policy and Support, Military Capabilities and Operational

Outputs

The White Paper on Defence provides the defence policy framework for the period up to

2025. The funding provided will allow for the maintenance and development of flexible

defence capabilities that meet the requirements of the roles assigned by Government in

the White Paper. Defence policy will continue to be responsive to emerging changes in

the domestic and international peace and security environment. In particular, the

budgetary decisions mean that:

Defence policy will continue to evolve in response to security challenges arising

domestically and overseas;

Defence capabilities will be maintained and developed in line with the priorities

set out in the White Paper;

The Defence Forces will continue to meet aid to the civil power and approved aid

to the civil authority requirements;

The Defence Forces will continue to meet Government requirements for overseas

peace support and crisis management operations; and

The Defence Forces can continue to provide a broad range of “non-security”

supports to other Departments and Agencies.

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C. Estimates 2019

Compared to the 2018 allocation, an extra €18.5 million in current expenditure and an extra

€29 million in capital expenditure is being allocated to the Defence Vote Group in 2019.

The Defence current allocation provides primarily for the pay and pension costs of the PDF –

ensuring that the Defence Forces have the capabilities necessary to deliver on all the roles

assigned by Government. It will also allow PDF personnel to meet Government requirements

for overseas peace support operations. Over €4 million will be provided for essential training

and equipment for the Civil Defence, which has some 4,000 active members.

The 2019 capital allocation has increased to €106 million. This level of capital funding will

allow the Defence Organisation to undertake a programme of sustained equipment

replacement and infrastructural development across the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service

as identified and prioritised in the Defence White Paper.

Full details on the allocation of the Vote Group’s 2019 resources across spending areas will

be set out, as usual, in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV).

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Defence 2019 2020 2021









Ministerial Expenditure Ceiling 994 1,001 1,008


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Chapter 8



The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Education and Skills Vote Group for the period

2019-2021 are presented in the table below.

Education and Skills 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m


Gross Voted Capital Expenditure 941 942 1,006





(Incl. Capital)


Pay€6,329.7m

Pensions€1,354.3

m

Non-Pay€2,137.7m

Capital€941.0m

A. First, Second, and Early Years' Education

€7,369.8 m

B. Skills Development

€436.9 m

C. Higher Education€1,619.9 m

D. Capital Services€851.7 m

National Training Fund€484.5 m

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This funding will enable a significant level of services to be delivered in 2019, reflecting the Government’s ongoing commitment to support the educational success of each learner and to drive improvements in the overall performance of the education and training system, in line with the goals of the Action Plan for Education. An additional €66 million has been provided for in 2019 allocation to meet demographic pressures across the sector.

Programme A – First, Second and Early Years’ Education The aim of this Programme is to provide a quality and inclusive school and early years’ education system with improved learning outcomes. Under this programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the Department to recruit over 1,300 additional posts in schools and provide additional supports to schools. This will include:

271 extra teachers to meet demographic pressures, catering for over 4,700 extra students;

A further 101 teaching posts in special classes; and

An increase in the standard capitation rate per pupil of 5%. For those children with special needs, there will be:

Up to 950 additional SNA posts in 2019; and

€6 million to provide for school leadership, including in special schools, the roll out of the pilot of the reformed SNA model (subject to Government approval of the implementation of a reformed SNA model) and additional NEPS psychologists.

The budgetary and estimates decisions will:

Continue to prioritise supports for children with special educational needs;

Ensure the most appropriate supports for all pupils needs;

Support innovation in schools through enhanced excellence funds; and

Strengthen school leadership.

Programmes B & C - Skills Development & Higher Education The aims of these Programmes are to provide opportunities for upskilling and reskilling that meet the needs of individuals and the labour market; and, to provide high quality teaching and learning, research and innovation opportunities in the higher education sector to support the delivery of regional and national ambitions. In Budget 2018, the National Training Fund levy was increased by 0.1 per cent in 2018 to 0.8 per cent – providing over €47m of additional investment in the Higher and Further Education Sectors. The levy will rise to 0.9 per cent in 2019 and to 1 per cent in 2020 and provide €69 million of additional investment in the Higher and Further Education Sectors in 2019. In 2019 the priorities for the NTF include training, upskilling and reskilling opportunities for those sectors and regions most vulnerable to Brexit and automation. These rate increases will be invested into a reforming sector - implementing the recommendations in the 2018 Independent Review of the National Training Fund. Further

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detail on these actions are set out in the Department of Education and Skills’ NTF Review Implementation Plan which will be published by the Minister for Education and Skills.

From January 2020, a new ring-fenced funding line, the Human Capital Initiative, will be

established within the NTF to draw down €60 million per annum from the accumulated

surplus, over a 5 year period. The ring-fenced allocation, totalling €300 million over the

period 2020-2024 will:

Form a key part of the Government’s strategic response to Brexit and other challenges facing the economy;

Meet the future skills needs of the economy and provide additional investment at levels 6-8 in Higher Education;

Address skills needs at a regional level via the Regional Skills Fora;

Give employers a greater role in determining the strategic direction of the Fund; and

Allow the Education sector to take a more medium term approach to budgeting through an agreed multi-annual allocation.

Strict criteria regarding the oversight and drawdowns from the Human Capital Initiative will ensure that the funding is consistent with overall fiscal policy and that an adequate surplus is maintained in the Fund at all times. This funding is additional to continued Exchequer funding of the sector, with an additional €58 million being provided to meet demographic, pay and pension’s costs in the third level sector. In total over €21 million is being provided to meet demographic pressures in higher education in 2019 and is projected to provide almost 3,500 additional undergraduate places. This will ensure the continued support to the more than 183,000 students in the higher education system in 2019. Programme D – Capital Services

€941 million is allocated in 2019. The allocation represents an additional €196 million, or an

increase of more than 26% on the 2018 allocation. The increased allocation will support the

creation of up to 18,000 additional permanent school places and 5,000 replacement places in

2019 through the delivery of the Large Scale Projects Programme and the Additional

Accommodation Scheme, as well as acquiring new sites for school buildings, the summer

works scheme and the emergency works scheme.

The allocation for the school sector will also facilitate the further roll-out of the investment

programme to upgrade ICT infrastructure in all schools as part of the €210 million digital

technology investment in schools to be delivered by 2021. The allocation for 2019 also

includes over €150 million for the Higher Education, Further Education and Training and

Research sectors. In total, the Education Sector will receive a total allocation in the region of

€12 billion out to 2027 as part of the National Development Plan 2018—2027.


Compared to the adjusted 2018 allocation, an additional €332 million in current expenditure

and an additional €196 million in capital expenditure is being allocated to the Department of

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Education and Skills in 2019. These resources will fund existing services along with new

measures, some of which are set out in the table below.

Full details on the allocation of the Vote’s 2019 resources across spending areas will be set



(€m)

Current Expenditure

Increased Special Needs Assistants Allocation 14

Special Class Teaching posts & 10 Additional NEPS psychologists 2

5% increase in capitation26 4

Pilot of reformed SNA model 5

Schools Excellence & School Leadership 1

Demographics and additional carryover 16

School transport 9

Total 51


Investing in Higher and Further Education and Training through a Reformed National Training Fund

Increase new apprenticeship programmes by a further 10 with over 1,200 additional craft and earn as you learn places

20

1,100 additional Traineeships 9

Additional 7,400 places through Skillnet Ireland 6

Create research allocation for IoTs 5

Additional 1,000 Springboard places 4

Further allocation for demographics 5

Increase innovation & performance award for HEIs 10

5,000 lifelong education and training opportunities for those in employment

11

Other – Including flexible learning, Teaching and Learning capacity 12

Reallocation measures within NTF (13)

Total 69


26 Total additional funding of €10 million over the 2019/20 school year

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Selected Measures – Capital Cost in 2019

(€m)

Approximately 95 large scale school building projects under construction in 2019 compared to 80 in 2018.

400

Projects in over 700 schools will proceed in 2019 under the Summer Works Scheme, consisting of window replacement, curricular requirement projects, other structural improvements and external environment projects

35

8 significant new infrastructure projects underway in the higher education sector

50

Total 485


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Education and Skills 2019 2020 2021



2018 Adjustment 147 147 147

Carryover of Budget 2018 Measures 42 42 42


Demographic Amendments 16 24




Capital Envelope per National Development Plan 941 942 1,006

Capital Ceiling 941 942 1,006



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Chapter 9

Employment Affairs and Social Protection


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Employment Affairs and Social Protection Vote

Group for the period 2019-2021 are presented in the table below.

Employment Affairs and Social Protection 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m







(Incl. Capital)


Pay€308.9m Pensions

€1.2m

Non-Pay€20,173.4m

Capital€14.0m

Administration€665.6m

Pensions€8,041.1m

Working Age: Income Supports

€3,193.8m

Working Age: Employment

Supports€723.54m

Illness, Disability

and Carers€4,413.0m

Children€2,654.37m

Supplementary Payments etc

€806.1m

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Vote Group. The funding provided reflects the Government’s commitment to promote active

participation and inclusion in society through the framework of employment rights and the

provision of income supports, employment services and other services.

Programme A – Social Assistance Schemes, Services, Administration and Payment to Social

Insurance Fund and Social Insurance Fund Income and Expenditure

The aim of this Programme (including the Social Insurance Fund) is to provide income

supports, as well as employment and community services, and fair employment law to enable

people to participate in society in a positive way and to alleviate poverty. Each week, 1.3

million people receive a social welfare payment and, when qualified adults and children are

included, close to 2 million people benefit from these payments. The allocation for 2019 will

allow the Department to deliver:

an adequate and sustainable social protection and pension support system,

particularly having regard to the challenges caused by demographic pressures;

better outcomes in tackling poverty for children and families, people of working age,

including jobseekers, people with disabilities, carers, and older people, through

providing appropriate income supports;

enhancements of the social insurance system, including extending the level of cover

available to the self-employed;

greater integration of income supports with activation, closer engagement with

employers and robust evaluation of outcomes, to support clients on the route back to

employment and self-sufficiency;

timely access to decisions, payments and reviews for all schemes and services;

the Department’s services and information resources in a way that is accessible to

people with disabilities;

technological innovations to enable the digital provision of services and information;

social policy development across areas such as pensions, child income support,

disability and jobseekers, including the maintenance of the social insurance system;

continued cost effectiveness in all areas of expenditure, including improved control

and compliance across all schemes to minimise fraud and error in the welfare system;

and

a wide range of weekly social insurance and social assistance income support schemes

such as:

o pension provision for over 630,000 older people;

o working age supports for 340,000 people;

o income supports for illness, disability and carers for 345,000 people;

o Child Benefit payments to 629,000 families and 1.2 million children each

month; and

o assistance to 445,000 households with key household bills.


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• Improve living standards through an increase in the weekly rate of payment for all

social welfare recipients by €5 per week, with proportional increases for qualified

adults and those on reduced rates of payment;

• Reduce child poverty through targeted improvements in income supports for low-

income families with children, with additional increases for those with older children

in recognition of the additional costs associated with this age group. The weekly

payment for qualified children, payable to families in receipt of weekly social welfare

payments, will increase by €2.20 per week for children under 12 years of age and by

€5.20 per week for children aged 12 years and over;

• Introduce a new paid parental leave scheme for employees and the self-employed

whereby parents can avail of two weeks’ paid parental leave in addition to the

existing maternity and paternity benefit schemes;

Increase coverage of social insurance benefits for the self-employed, by extending

access to Jobseeker’s Benefit for the first time, delivering on a key commitment in

the Programme for Partnership Government;

Support working lone parents by increasing the earnings disregards for One-Parent

Family Payment and Jobseeker’s Transitional recipients;

Introduce a maintenance disregard for the Working Family Payment, providing

further incentives to work for families;

Increase the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance by €25 per child, up to

€150 for children aged 4 – 11 and €275 for children aged 12 – 22 in full-time second-

level education;

Extend the duration of the fuel season by an additional week to 28 weeks.

Increase the Daily Expenses Allowance (formerly Direct Provision Allowance) as per

McMahon report recommendations;

Commission research into the cost of disability; and

Provide additional funding of €5 million each to the Free Travel scheme and the Free

TV licence.


A total of €361 million in additional funding allocated to the Department of Social Protection

in 2019. This will be offset by additional further savings, including from the Live Register, of

€270 million, leaving an extra €91 million in current expenditure and €4 million in capital

expenditure. In addition to funding existing services, these resources will be allocated

towards the measures set out in the table below and also include provision for improvements

to post-September 2012 State Pension (contributory) pensioners.

Existing services which will be financed from the increased allocation include funding of the

State Pension for approximately 19,000 extra claimants in 2019. The following table sets out

the key measures to be funded by this additional allocation. Full details on the allocation of

the Vote’s 2019 resources across spending areas will be set out, as usual, in the Revised

Estimates Volume (REV).

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Selected Measures Cost in 2019 (€m)

Current Expenditure

Weekly Rates of Payment Increase of €5 per week in the weekly maximum rates of all social welfare payments, with proportional increases for qualified adults and those on reduced rates of payment. This measure will benefit 1.47 million people, including nearly 150,000 qualified adults.

268.7

Qualified Child Increase (a) Increase the weekly rate of the qualified child increase for children

aged under 12 by €2.20 per week, from €31.80 to €34 per week. (b) Increase the weekly rate of the Qualified Child Increase for children

aged 12 and over by €5.20 per week, from €31.80 to €37 per week.

17.6

24.2

Lone Parents Increase the earnings disregard for One Parent Family Payment and Jobseeker’s Transition by €20, from €130 per week to €150 per week.

5.3

Working Family Payment Introduce a maintenance disregard in line with social assistance schemes (i.e. a disregard of €95.23 per week for housing costs, with the remainder assessed at 50%).

10.8

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Increase the rate by €25 (from €125 to €150 for 4-11 year olds, and from €250 to €275 for 12-22 year olds in second level education).

6.6

Hot School Meals Pilot Pilot programme providing hot school meals in DEIS schools.

1.0

Paid Parental Leave Introduce a new social insurance paid parental leave scheme for employees and the self-employed of two weeks’ leave per parent, in line with Maternity/Paternity benefit.

1.5

Jobseeker’s Benefit for the self-employed Introduce a social insurance (jobseeker’s) benefit for the self-employed

2.0

Carers Continue payment of Domiciliary Care Allowance for 3 months in cases where the care recipient dies.

0.1

Cost of disability Commission research on cost of disability.

0.3

Fuel Allowance Extend the duration of the fuel season by 1 week, from 27 weeks to 28 weeks.

8.4

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Selected Measures Continued Cost in 2019 (€m)

Daily Expenses Allowance (Formerly Direct Provision Allowance) Increase the weekly Daily Expenses Allowance rate from €21.60 per week to €38.80 for adults and to €29.80 for children.

3.1

Free Travel Additional €5 million funding for the scheme

5.0

Free TV Licence Additional €5 million funding for the scheme

5.0

Community Employment Increase materials funding for CE schemes.

2.0

Total 361.6

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Employment Affairs and Social Protection 2019 2020 2021



Existing Services (287) (287) (287)

Carryover 162 162 162

Allocation from Central Pay Agreement Provision (PSSA)

5 5 5








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ANNEX - Social Protection Rates of Payment 2019

Table 1

Maximum Weekly Rates of Social Insurance

Present Rate

New Rate

Personal and Qualified Adult Rates € €

State Pension (Contributory)

(i) Under 80:

Personal rate 243.30 248.30

Person with qualified adult under 66 405.40 413.70

Person with qualified adult 66 or over 461.30 470.80

(ii) 80 or over:



Person with qualified adult 66 or over 471.30 480.80

Widow's/Widower's Contributory Pension

(i) Under 66: 203.50 208.50

(ii) 66 and under 80: 243.30 248.30

(iii) 80 or over: 253.30 258.30

Note (ii) and (iii) are the same as State Pension (Contributory) Rates.

Invalidity Pension


Person with qualified adult 348.80 357.40

Carer's Benefit


Maternity, Paternity, Adoptive and Parental Benefit

Personal Rate 240.00 245.00

Occupational Injuries Benefit - Death Benefit Pension

(i) Personal rate under 66 228.50 233.50

(ii) Personal rate 66 and under 80 247.70 252.70

(iii) Personal rate 80 or over 257.70 262.70

Occupational Injuries Benefit - Disablement Pension


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Illness/Jobseeker's Benefit



Injury Benefit/Health and Safety Benefit



Guardian's Payment (Contributory)

Personal Rate 181.00 186.00

Increases for a qualified child

All schemes in respect of children under 12 31.80 34.00

All schemes in respect of children over 12 31.80 37.00

Living Alone Allowance

All relevant schemes 9.00 9.00

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Table 2 Maximum Weekly Rates of Social Assistance

Present Rate

New Rate


State Pension (Non-Contributory)

(i) Under 80:



(ii) 80 or over:



Widow's/Widower's Non-Contributory Pension


One-Parent Family Payment

Personal rate with one qualified child (aged under 7) 229.80 237.00

Carer's Allowance

(i) Under 66 214.00 219.00

(ii) 66 or over 252.00 257.00

Disability Allowance



Farm Assist



Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory)


Increases for a qualified child

All schemes in respect of children under 12 31.80 34.00

All schemes in respect of children aged 12 and over 31.80 37.00

Living Alone Allowance

All relevant schemes 9.00 9.00

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Table 3

Maximum Weekly Rates of Jobseeker's Allowance

Present Rate

New Rate


18 to 24 years of age



25 years of age



26 years of age and over



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Table 4

Maximum Weekly Rates of Supplementary Welfare Allowance

Present Rate

New Rate


18 to 24 years of age



25 years of age



26 years of age and over



Table 5

Changes in Monthly Rates of Child Benefit

Present Rate

New Rate

€ €

Child Benefit

Rate per child 140.00 140.00

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Chapter 10

Finance

The Finance Vote Group includes the Department of Finance, the Comptroller and Auditor

General, the Revenue Commissioners and the Appeals Commissioners.


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Finance Vote Group for the period 2019-2021


Finance 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m







(Incl. Capital)


Pay€356.2 m

Pensions€0

Non-Pay€124.6 m

Capital€25.9 m

Finance Vote€41.1 m

Appeal Commissioners

€3.3 m

Comptroller and Auditor General

€14.6 m

Revenue Commissioners

€447.6 m

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Vote Group. The funding provided to the Finance Vote Group is distributed across four offices

including the Office of the Minister for Finance, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, the

Tax Appeals Commission, and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Vote 7 – Office of the Minister for Finance

Programme A – Economic and Fiscal Policy

The Economic and Fiscal Programme is focused on the promotion of a resilient Irish

economy founded on sustainable and balanced growth and enabling improvements in the

living standards of our citizens, and the design of taxation policies aimed at promoting

fairness, enterprise and competitiveness.

The 2019 allocation provides for:

Ongoing and extensive engagement across a range of dossiers at EU and International fora;

Macroeconomic and fiscal analysis and forecasting;

Continued collaboration with the ESRI in relation to macro-economic research;

Cyclical tax reviews;

Provision of a Fuel Grant rebate for disabled drivers;

Advance the framework for effective EU strategy within the context of enhanced EU economic policy coordination; and

Contribute to the development of Irish interests in the EU Budget, which reflects our new status as a net contributor.

Programme B – Banking and Financial Services

The Banking and Financial Services Programme is targeted with the delivery of policies

designed to promote a well-regulated, robust and stable financial sector.

The 2019 allocation provides funding for:

The ongoing management and phased disposal of State investments;

The continued development of a financial crisis management framework, and its testing as part of crisis simulation exercises;

Continued SME supports including monitoring credit availability and examining alternative finance initiatives and continued collaboration with the ESRI in relation to the Joint Research programme on the economy, taxation and banking;

To ensure the effective representation of Irish national interests during the on-going negotiations of EU banking and financial legislative proposals;

Enhance the resilience of financial services in Ireland through the development of effective policy and legislation in the context of the European Legislative Framework;

Transcription of EU directives, consolidation of Central Bank legislation, and other legislation; and

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Driving the further growth of the international financial services sector in Ireland, managing Ireland’s relationships with international financial institutions and the Department’s role in respect of climate action.

Vote 8 – Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

Programme A – Audit and Reporting

The aim of this Programme is to provide for the audit of the accounts of Government

Departments and public bodies within the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General,

to produce reports that facilitate scrutiny of audited bodies by the Oireachtas, to contribute

to better public administration, and to authorise the release of funds from the Exchequer

on foot of requisitions by or on behalf of the Minister for Finance.

The allocation for 2019 funds the provision of these services and will allow the C&AG to:

Audit the accounts of 290 bodies;

Publish 25 reports; and

Control issues from the Central Fund.

Vote 9 – Office of Revenue Commissioners

Programme A – Administration and Collection of Taxes, Duties and Frontier Management

The aim of this programme is to collect taxes and duties and implement customs controls.

Under this programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the Office of the Revenue

Commissioners to:

Collect taxes and duties that account for over 90% of Exchequer revenue and to reduce outstanding tax debt;

Implement customs controls, including the interdiction of drugs and other illegal substances;

Provide excellent service to taxpayers, maintain high levels of timely compliance and confront non-compliance with tax and customs obligations; and

Support the Department of Finance in developing a tax policy framework at national and international level.

Vote 10 – Office of the Appeal Commissioners

Programme A – Facilitation of Hearing of Tax Appeals

The aim of this Programme is to ensure that all taxpayers may exercise, if necessary, their

right of appeal to an independent body against all decisions of the Revenue Commissioners

which affect them.

Under the Programme, the allocation for 2019 will allow the Tax Appeals Commission to:

Substantially increase staffing;

Improve its IT systems so that it may address appeal backlogs; and

Manage its caseload in an efficient and effective manner.

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Compared to the 2018 allocation, an extra €25 million in current expenditure and an extra €1

million in capital expenditure is being allocated to the Finance Vote group in 2019. In addition

to funding existing services, the 2019 allocation will allow for additional staffing in the Tax

Appeals Commission and in Revenue, as well as significant investment in the IT systems and

equipment in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. Selected measures are set out in the

table below.




€million

Brexit

As a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, provision is required for an

additional 270 staff and IT, infrastructural and operational resources in

Revenue to facilitate trade and implement the necessary custom controls

and checks at ports and airports. The pay costs are €10m and the balance

of €3.5m mainly relates to additional IT Development and testing.

13.5

Comptroller and Auditor General

Increase in staff resources to undertake full scope audits in universities, as

well as increase in office expenses and external IT services to enhance

resilience of ICT infrastructure

0.6

Tax Appeals Commission

Increase in staffing budget to address case backlog and allow current

appeals to be addressed in a timely manner, as well as an increase in ICT

budget to improve case management IT system and IT equipment costs for

new staff. A new consultancy budget of €0.05m has been included for

external consultancy services.

2.9

Total 17


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Chapter 11

Foreign Affairs and Trade


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Foreign Affairs and Trade Vote Group for the

period 2019-2021 are presented in the table below.

Foreign Affairs and Trade 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m







(Incl. Capital)


Pay€118.0m

Pensions€0.0

Non-Pay€663.4m

Capital€21.0m

A. To serve our People at Home and Abroad and to

Promote Reconciliation and Co-operation

€82.0 m

B. To Work for a Fairer more Just Secure and

Sustainable World€31.0 m C. To Advance

our Prosperity by Promoting our Economic

Interests Internationally

€53.0 m

D. To Protect and Advance

Ireland's Values and Interests in

Europe€39.9 m

E. To Strengthen our Influence and Our Capacity to

Deliver our Goals€51.6 m

International Co-operation

€544.9 m

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Vote Group. The funding provided reflects the Government’s commitment to the Department

of Foreign Affairs and Trade delivering on its High-Level Goals. Across all expenditure

programmes under Vote 28 there will be a particular focus in 2019 on additional Brexit-

related measures and on the ongoing implementation of the Global Ireland Initiative.

The Department’s funding is allocated across six expenditure programmes which correspond

to the High-Level Goals as set out in the Department’s Statement of Strategy 2017-2020. Of

these six programmes, five are managed through Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade and one

through Vote 27 - International Co-Operation.

Vote 27 – International Co-operation

Programme A: Work on Poverty and Hunger Reduction

This programme enables Ireland to make an effective contribution to the reduction of

global poverty and hunger, in line with the Government’s commitments in the Global

Ireland policy. Through implementing the Government’s international development policy,

this programme contributes towards the reduction of extreme poverty and hunger in some

of the world’s least developed countries, while helping to build resilience and sustainable

and secure livelihoods for people who are furthest behind.

For 2019, International Co-operation will significantly increase by €44.8m, some 8% on

2018. When this 2019 increase is combined with other additional Government ODA

initiatives of €65m this will represent a significant financial contribution to International

Development of additional €110m in 2019 – resulting in a total ODA package of €817m, a

16% overall increase in allocation on 2018 and the highest actual allocation on this Vote in

a decade. This 2019 funding enables Ireland to play a leading role in the international

response to unprecedented levels of humanitarian crisis and in responding to the acute

needs of vulnerable populations.

The Programme will continue to be central to the Government’s discharge of its

commitment to overseas development. It is a key element of Ireland’s implementation of

the UN Sustainable Development Goals, agreed in 2015. Under this programme, the 2019


Continue to deliver a quality international development cooperation and humanitarian programme;

Enable delivery in 2019 of the Government’s priorities for international development, to be outlined in the forthcoming White Paper on international development;

Prioritise a focus on girls education in line with the Government’s commitment outlined in the Global Ireland Initiative;

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Make a significant contribution to reducing poverty and improving food and nutrition security, particularly in least developed countries;

Support our developing country government partners to develop stronger and more accountable systems and deliver quality services to those most in need;

Foster inclusive economic growth and inclusive agriculture, harnessing Ireland’s knowledge, expertise and innovation; and

Provide effective and timely humanitarian assistance through key UN and NGO partners, to people most affected by crises and assist in preventing conflict and in addressing fragility.

Vote 28 – Foreign Affairs and Trade

Capital Expenditure

The capital allocation for 2019 will be €21 million across both Votes in the Foreign Affairs

Group (€2.5m will be allocated to Vote 27), €17 million of which had been allocated under

the National Development Plan 2018-2027. The 2019 allocation represents an increase of

€8m on the 2018 capital allocation. The main focus of capital investment in 2019 will be the

Passport Reform Programme, the continuing investment in ICT to support our global ICT

network as well as the cost of constructing and maintaining State properties overseas under

the Global Ireland Initiative. The main project under Global Ireland in 2019 will be the

development of a new Embassy/Ireland House in Tokyo. The 2019 allocation also provides

€4 million towards the cost of a pavilion, to be built by the Office of Public Works, for

Ireland’s participation at EXPO 2020 in Abu Dhabi as envisaged in the Global Ireland

Initiative.

Programme A: To serve our people at home and abroad and promote reconciliation and

co-operation - (“Our People”).

The aim of this programme is to effectively deliver passport and consular services for our

citizens; supporting our emigrants and deepening engagement with our diaspora;

sustaining peace and enhancing reconciliation and political progress in Northern Ireland;

increasing North South and British-Irish cooperation. Under this programme the 2019


increase resources to the Passport Service to meet increasing demand and to continue to improve customer service delivery and the customer experience;

continue the roll-out of online passport applications as part of the Passport Reform Programme;

focus on customer service delivery on Consular Assistance to meet significant increase in demand from Irish citizens and their families worldwide;

provide increased funding under the Emigrant Support Programme and Diaspora Engagement to support Irish communities overseas and to facilitate the development of more strategic links between Ireland and the global Irish to further expand our reach under the Global Ireland Initiative; and

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provide increased support to those organisations which promote reconciliation and mutual understanding between North and South and between Britain and Ireland, including in the context of Brexit.

Programme B: To protect and advance Ireland’s interests values and in Europe - (“Our

Place in Europe”)

The aim of this programme is to provide the framework for the Department’s role in

securing Ireland’s influence in EU outcomes through maintaining and growing strong

relationships with the EU institutions and other Member States. The focus of work under

this Programme in 2019 will obviously be around safeguarding Ireland’s interests in the

broader context of Brexit negotiations –both with regard to the final status of the UK

outside the EU and the future direction and policies of the Union. The programme equally

supports Ireland’s contribution to the EU’s global engagement on peace, security, trade and

development, as well as security in the wider European region.


further expand and deepen our response to Brexit including leading on a whole-of-Government Brexit Preparedness Communications Plan as part of continuing public and stakeholder engagement; and

continue to strengthen our capacity in EU27 Missions in key capitals as part of an EU alliance enhancement strategy.

Programme C: To work for a fairer, more just, secure and sustainable world - (“Our

Values”)

The aim of this programme is to cover the Department’s contribution towards a more just

world through the promotion and protection of human rights internationally and a more

secure world based on a stable and secure rules-based international environment. 68% of

current expenditure under this programme is made up of contributions to international

organisations.


continue our strong support for and deepen our engagement with the UN and other

multilateral fora; and

through the Global Ireland Initiative leverage our increasing presence abroad

through the promotion and protection of human rights internationally and a more

secure world based on a stable and secure rules-based international environment.

Programme D: to advance Ireland’s prosperity by promoting our economic interests

internationally - (“Our Prosperity”)

The aim of this programme is to assist the Department’s work in focusing on leveraging our

resources to drive job creation, exports (including cultural exports), inward investment and

the tourism and education market. There will be a particular focus in 2019 on assisting Irish

business in the context of the UK’s exit from the EU.

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The Department will:

deepen and strengthen our presence in key and new Missions overseas under the Global Ireland Initiative to avail of economic opportunities for Ireland globally;

complete the opening of new Missions in Wellington, Vancouver, Bogota, Santiago, Amman and Mumbai announced on Budget Day 2018;

provide for the commencement of new Missions in Los Angeles, Frankfurt, Cardiff and Monrovia during 2019; and

lead on Ireland’s participation in EXPO 2020 in Abu Dhabi.

Programme E: To strengthen our influence and capacity to deliver our goals - (“Our

Influence”)

The aim of this programme is to strengthen our corporate performance with a view to

improved public service and supporting officers and their families serving the State abroad.

This will include security of our staff and State properties abroad, enhanced corporate

governance, increased public diplomacy, strong commitment to transparency, customer

satisfaction engagement and reviewing and upgrading key corporate processes and

procedures. Under this programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the Department to:

reinforce capacity at HQ and strategic missions linked to Brexit negotiation;

strengthen and deepen HQ corporate and policy support for the Global Ireland Initiative to both facilitate the roll-out of the Initiative and to support the maximisation of the benefits to Ireland under the plan; and

provide for increased costs of operating the Mission network worldwide.


Compared to the 2018 allocation, an extra €54 million in current expenditure and an extra €8

million in capital expenditure is being allocated to the Department of Foreign Affairs and

Trade in 2019.



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€million

Enhanced Brexit Response

Increased resources to the Passport Service to meet increasing demand,

including Brexit specific increases; continue to strengthen our capacity in

EU27 Missions; further expand and deepen our response to Brexit

including leading on a whole-of-Government Brexit Preparedness

Communications Plan; and provide increased support to those

organisations which promote reconciliation and mutual understanding

between communities in Northern Ireland, and between North and South

on the island.

5

Increase in International Cooperation Funding Funding to enable Ireland to continue to play a leading role in the

comprehensive international response to the current unprecedented

levels of humanitarian crisis, providing emergency humanitarian assistance

to meet the acute needs of vulnerable populations caught up in the crises

in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa

44.8

Government’s Global Ireland Initiative

Including completing the opening of new missions in Wellington,

Vancouver, Bogota, Santiago, Amman and Mumbai announced on Budget

Day 2018; commencing new Missions in Los Angeles, Frankfurt, Cardiff and

Monrovia during 2019; deepening and strengthening our presence in key

and new missions overseas to avail of economic opportunities for Ireland

globally.

13

Total 62.8

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Allocation of Additional Resources 4 - -




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Chapter 12

Health


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Health Vote Group for the period 2019-2021


Health 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m





Chart 1: Pay, Pensions30 and Non-Pay Breakdown (Incl. Capital)


Pay€7,952.1m

Pensions€492.4m

Non-Pay€7,915.6m

Capital€667.3m

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The Sláintecare Implementation Strategy, launched in 2018, provides the framework within

which a system-wide reform programme for the health system will be advanced. The Strategy

focuses on establishing the building blocks for a significant shift in the way in which health

services are delivered in Ireland. In addition to the specific new initiatives included in the

€206m identified for Sláintecare in Budget 2019, this is the first year that the Health Service

Executive’s National Service Plan will be developed based upon the framework of Sláintecare

Implementation Strategy. The National Service Plan will set out further details on how the

totality of health service resources, including the significant additional provision being made

available by Government, will be used to advance Sláintecare objectives in 2019.

The funding provided reflects the Government’s commitment to improve access to health and

social services for the people of Ireland in 2019, through investment across community and

hospital services and the National Treatment Purchase Fund. Increased investment in the

NTPF will further improve access to acute hospital services and reduce waiting times for

patients. The NTPF will use this funding to improve access to inpatient, daycase and

outpatient procedures in 2019.

Acute Services

The new Strategy includes the development and modernisation of the acute care system, to

address current capacity challenges and support integration across care settings. This includes

the continued implementation of the National Cancer Strategy, the National Maternity

Strategy, the Trauma Strategy and the further development of pre-hospital emergency care

services. This will underpin sustainable improvement in these services, with a focus on best

outcomes for patients, through providing safe, high quality patient-centred care, integrated

across the care pathway, using specialist centres where necessary but providing the majority

of care as close to home as possible.

In addition, funding is being provided for the continued progression of the children's hospital

project, including rollout of the new paediatric model of care to ensure the development of

an integrated network of paediatric services nationally, with linkages to primary care and

community services.

Funding is also being provided for CervicalCheck for the introduction of the HPV test as the

primary screening test, supporting improved sensitivity in screening and thereby reducing the

rate of false negatives to be expected. The switch to HPV testing was a Ministerial decision

early in 2018, and the priority nature of this is underlined by the issues that arose in relation

to CervicalCheck and the commitment to work towards the near-elimination of this cancer

through the combination of screening and vaccination.

Primary Care Services

The development of comprehensive primary care services is a key element of the Sláintecare

programme. Provision is made to continue to support GP service development, Community

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Intervention Team services, additional Occupational Therapy posts and the extension of the

GP Out of Hours services. Work will continue on the development of primary care services

and maximising the potential of the modern Primary Care Centres as these come on line.

Mental Health Services

Mental Health services will receive €55m in additional funding in 2019 to continue developing

services in line with the model set out in Vision for Change, to ensure that more accessible

and effective services are available on a consistent basis across the country.

Disabilities Services

Key priorities next year will include continuation of improvements in community supports for

children and young people including investment into therapeutic resources that will allow the

CHOs not only to put more resources into clearing the backlog in Assessment of Need

applications, but also to free up resources to deliver therapies to children.

The implementation of national standards and improved models for care provision. De-

congregation of institutional settings will also be a priority.

Services for Older People

The Nursing Home Support Scheme will continue to provide residential care services for older

people who require such services, including the increase in need arising from the ageing

population. Throughout 2019 there will be a continued emphasis on providing home care

and community support services to enable older persons to live independently, in their own

homes, for as long as possible. In delivering Sláintecare strategic priorities, work will continue

to develop more integrated models of care for the elderly including integrated hospital and

community responses to meet their needs.

Health and Wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing services in 2019 will continue to support the implementation of Healthy

Ireland. The “Healthy Ireland Fund” continues to allow for Government Departments to work

together on evidence based projects, programmes and initiatives that support the

implementation of Healthy Ireland. This will continue to embed and implement Healthy

Ireland programmes and projects in a variety of settings, including education, local

authorities, workplaces and communities.

Provision is made for the extension of the existing HPV vaccination programme to boys.

Termination of Pregnancy

Funding is being provided across community and hospital settings to develop a full range of

services within the health system.

eHealth

In light of the potential of ICT to be an effective driver of change and improvement for better

patient outcomes across the health system, capital investment in eHealth is increasing by

€25m under the NDP in 2019. This will further deepen the eHealth delivery capability of the

HSE. Key deliverables for 2019 will include commencement of implementation of Electronic

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Health Records on a national basis and design and detailed planning for the roll-out a range

of community based and citizen-facing ICT services including ePrescribing and summary care

records. These developments are critical to the integrated person-centred care at the heart

of Sláintecare.

C. Estimates 2019: Summary of New Measures Compared to the 2018 Revised Estimate (pre-Supplementary), an additional €1,521 million in gross current expenditure and an additional €174m in gross capital expenditure is being allocated to the Department of Health in 2019. In addition to funding existing services and infrastructural projects, including eHealth and the expansion of health service capacity, these resources will be allocated towards the measures set out in the table below. Full details on the allocation of the Votes 2019 resources across spending areas will be set out, as usual, in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV).

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€million

Sláintecare Implementation

The Sláintecare Implementation Strategy sets out the Government’s

plan for delivering a high quality, sustainable and equitable health and

social care service over the next decade in line with the vision and

principles of the Sláintecare report. The Strategy sets out a system-wide

programme of reform, comprising 106 actions, which will be

implemented over next three years.

Budget 2019 provides a package of additional funding to support

implementation of the Strategy. Provision is made for:

A new €20m Sláintecare Integration Fund to drive improvements in the way we deliver care across the system. This fund will support innovative local approaches to delivering more care in community settings and better integration of care across the system.

Costs associated with development of a new GP contract. General practice will play an essential role in delivering the Sláintecare ambition, including the provision of chronic disease management services. The Government is committed to a multi annual investment in General Practice, commencing in 2019, which the objective of ensuring General Practice is sustainable and modernised, supported in managing chronic disease and governed by a new contractual framework.

Continuing the development of mental health services, in particular community mental health services, in line with the Vision for Change and related strategies with additional funding of €55m in 2019. This brings to €105m the increase in revenue funding provided for the implementation of the Vision for Change strategy over the three-year period 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Additional investment of €20m in the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), bringing the total NTPF funding to €75m in 2019. Delivering timely access to acute hospital services is a key goal of Sláintecare and this funding will be used to improve access to these services and reduce waiting times for patients in 2019.

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Selected Measures Continued

Reducing prescription charges for persons over 70 years of age

by 50c., reducing the monthly threshold for the Drug Payment

Scheme by €10 and increasing GP visit card income thresholds

by €25. Ensuring people can access healthcare without

financial hardship is a key pillar of the Sláintecare vision and

these measures, in addition to those in last year’s budget, are

further positive steps in this direction.

Investing resources in recruiting additional therapists to

address backlogs in Assessment of Need applications for

children with disabilities and increase access to therapies for

children. Increased funding of €2.5m in 2019 (€6m in a full

year) will provide for 100 new therapy posts. €12m to fund HSE

funded supports and services for approximately 1,500 young

people with disabilities who leave school and Rehabilitative

(Lifeskills) Training programmes expansion.

Redesign of care pathways to ensure that care is more

accessible, community-based and delivered at the lowest level

of complexity. This will include implementation of the Primary

Care Eye Services Review Report, usage of physiotherapists to

work between primary and secondary care and assist in the

management of orthopaedic and rheumatology waiting lists. A

range of further such improvements to be implemented in

2019 will be set out in the HSE National Service Plan 2019.

Continued progression of the children’s hospital, including

rollout of the new paediatric model of care, to ensure the

development of an integrated network of paediatric services

nationally, with linkages to primary care and community

services. It also includes preparation for the commissioning of

the Paediatric Outpatient and Urgent Care Centre at Connolly

Hospital.

The Sláintecare Programme Office to ensure it has the

resources and the capabilities to drive implementation.

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Selected Measures Continued

Cervical Check

To reduce the impact of cervical cancer, in line with the Scally Report,

including supporting the introduction of the HPV test as the primary

screening test and the extension of the existing HPV vaccination

programme to boys.

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New Entrant Pay Rates

Two separate interventions will take place at point 4 and point 8 of

pay scales. The practical effect of this is that for ‘new entrants’ the

relevant points on the scale will be bypassed thereby reducing the

time spent (by bypassing two increment points) on the scale for

progression to the maximum point

14

Termination of Pregnancy

Funding is being provided across community and hospital settings to

develop a full range of services within the public health system.

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Chapter 13

Housing, Planning and Local Government

The Housing, Planning and Local Government Vote Group includes the Department of

Housing, Planning and Local Government, the Valuation Office and the Property Registration

Authority.


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Housing, Planning and Local Government Vote

Group for the period 2019-2021 are presented in the table below.

Housing, Planning and Local Government 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m


Gross Voted Capital Expenditure 2,113 2,205 2,269





(incl. Capital)


Pay€109.6m

Pensions€5.6m

Non-Pay€1,804.0m

Capital€2,113.4m

A. Housing€2,301.8 m

B. Water Service

€1,295.5 m

C. Local Government

€212.4 m

D. Planning€149.4 …

E. Met Éireann€28.5 m

Valuation Office

€14.1 m

Property Registration

Authority€31.1 m

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Vote Group. The funding provided reflects the Government’s commitments in Rebuilding

Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness to address housing need. Funding will also

support the key areas of Planning, Water Services, Local Government, the Valuation Office,

the Property Registration Authority and Met Éireann.

Vote 34 Housing, Planning & Local Government

Programme A - Housing

The Government published the Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and

Homelessness in July 2016. Designed to accelerate housing supply across all tenures,

Rebuilding Ireland is an action driven plan to address homelessness, accelerate social

housing, build more homes, improve the rental sector and better utilise existing housing.

The additional resources being made available in Budget 2019 mean that the overall actual

delivery of social housing homes through build, acquisition and leasing over the period

2016-2021 is expected to reach 54,000, compared to the target of 50,000. In addition, over

87,000 households will be supported over this period under the Housing Assistance

Payment (HAP) and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS). The key elements of housing

funding in 2019 are as follows:

An overall provision of almost €2.4 billion32 will support the housing needs of 27,400 households in 2019.

Capital funding of €1.4 billion has been allocated for 2019, a large element of which will be used will deliver some 7,900 new social homes through a range of build and acquisition programmes.

The current funding allocation of €981m will support a range of other programmes. In particular, it will result in the delivery of 2,130 homes through long-term leasing by local authorities and approved housing bodies (AHBs). Therefore, the increased capital and current funding programmes will see 10,000 households being supported through additions to the social housing stock, through build, acquisition and leasing programmes, including an increase of 460 in the new homes to be delivered through Part V and local authority/approved housing body acquisition programmes.

The current funding allocation will also support 17,360 new tenancies in 2019 under HAP and RAS.

To address affordability issues, a capital provision of €89 million will be provided for the Serviced Sites Fund in 2019. Budget 2019 provides for a trebling of the Fund to €310 million over the period to 2021, meaning that the minimum number of affordable homes that will be facilitated over the lifetime of the Fund will be in the region of 6,000.

32 Includes €93m surplus LPT receipts.

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The Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) will be supported by an allocation of €41 million in 2019. This funding will go towards 30 key public infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges which will unlock land for housing development which would otherwise remain stagnant. These projects are designed to release the delivery of up to 20,000 homes across the country, with more than 25% expected to be social or affordable homes.

Increased funding will be targeted to support the housing needs of specific groups, including Travellers, older people and people with a disability, as follows:

o A provision of €13 million will support a range of Traveller specific accommodation schemes;

o Funding for housing adaptation grants will be increased to €57 million and will enable up to 11,800 home adaptations to be undertaken facilitating people with disabilities and older people to continue to live in their own homes;

o 9,000 social homes will be improved through the energy efficiency programme in 2019 through funding of €25million;

o €32 million will fund the remediation of a further 460 houses affected by pyrite;

o €23 million will support the continuation of the Mortgage to Rent Scheme and will allow for over 400 households to be supported under the scheme.

The National Regeneration programme will be supported through funding of almost €72 million, targeting some of the country’s most disadvantaged communities.

An additional provision of €4.6 million will be provided to support the role of the Residential Tenancies Board, to appropriately resource and develop its capacity to implement tenancy law, expanding its overall role and function as part of a multi-annual change management programme and to expand the rental inspections programme.

Additional funding of almost €3 million will be provided to the Housing Agency to support its expanded role in the delivery of housing services and supports.

The social housing current expenditure programmes include:

An allocation of €423 million will enable more than 16,700 additional households to be accommodated through the HAP in 2019, as well as continuing to support those households already in tenancies at end 2018.

Increased funding of over €40 million will bring the total provision under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) to almost €155 million, ensuring the continued delivery of around 14,000 leased homes and the delivery of over 4,800 additional homes in 2019.

Funding of €134 million will support the continuation of the RAS with 600 new tenancies joining the scheme in 2019.

Additional funding of €30 million will be made available for homelessness, bringing the total provision in 2019 to €146 million. This increased funding will support the provision of emergency accommodation supports and solutions to transition homeless households to long term sustainable housing solutions.

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Programme B – Water

Under this Programme, the allocation will allow the Department to provide capital and

current funding to Irish Water amounting to nearly €1.2 billion in 2019. This will be used to

fund Irish Water in respect of domestic water services, as determined through the

economic regulatory process, in the form of a payment for domestic water services and a

contribution to replace the financing of the domestic component of capital investment

through debt and a capital contribution from central funds.

The Department will also provide capital and current resources to the Group Water sector

and funding towards the monitoring of water quality and other measures to help ensure

compliance with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Water Framework

Directive.

Programme C – Local Government

This Programme includes a contribution to the Local Government Fund of €185 million in

2019 to support the local government sector in providing a range of essential services at

local level, including significant assistance towards increased pay/pensions costs arising

under national pay agreements and resources for certain local government initiatives

across the country. There will also be increased capital investment in fire and emergency

services.

Programme D – Planning

The aim of this Programme is to promote sustainable economic growth and balanced

regional development. In 2019, there is increased current funding for agencies (An Bord

Pleanála and the Office of the Planning Regulator) that are central to meeting policy

objectives in the area.

There will be capital funding of €93 million for the Urban Regeneration and Development

Fund (URDF), the Urban Renewal Scheme and the work in 2019 of the Land Development

Agency (LDA). Some €3.5 million in current funding will also be provided to meet initial

operating costs of the newly-established Agency.

Programme E – Met Eireann

The aim of this Programme is to provide a range of meteorological services to customers,

including monitoring, analysis and prediction of Ireland’s weather and climate to ensure

the quality, timeliness and reliability of the essential services provided by Met Éireann. The

2019 Programme provides funding to support additional capital investment in the area,

including work on the establishment of a Flood Forecasting Service.

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Vote 16 – Valuation Office

Under this Programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the Valuation Office to provide a

valuation service on behalf of the State, including the completion of 12,000 revision

applications for valuations. The Valuation Tribunal will also consider consequent appeals.

Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority

Programme A – Manage the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds

The aim of this programme is to safeguard property rights through the management and

control of the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds. The Property Registration Authority,

through the Land Registry, provides a guaranteed register of title to land and facilitates

secure property transactions, thereby supporting the creation of capital in the economy.

The allocation in 2019 provides for:

the completion of approximately 220,000 transactions on the Land Register,

reflecting activity in the property market;

processing of approximately 125,000 applications for title plans;

further extension of the Land Register by completing approximately 14,000 First

Registration applications;

the provision of information services and certification services, including promoting

the use of property registration data.


Compared to the 2018 provision, an additional €246 million in current expenditure (to fund

carryover and new measures) and an extra €482 million in capital expenditure are being

allocated to the Housing, Planning and Local Government Vote Group, primarily to fund

delivery of additional housing solutions in 2019 under the Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for

Housing and Homelessness. In addition to funding existing services, resources will be

allocated towards the measures set out in the table below.

In addition to funding existing services, these resources will be allocated towards the

measures set out in the table below. Full details on the allocation of the Votes 2019 resources

across spending areas will be set out, as usual, in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV).

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€million

Current Expenditure

Housing Assistance Payment An additional 16,760 households will be accommodated under the Housing Assistance Payment

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Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme Increased provision under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme will support the delivery of 4,818 new homes in 2019.

40

Homeless Services and Emergency Accommodation An additional provision will be made available for homelessness to support the provision of emergency accommodation and the implementation of a range of sustainable housing solutions for homeless households.

30

Housing – Other Services Additional provision is being made available to support the Housing Agency in their expanded role in the delivery of housing services and to appropriately resource and develop the Residential Tenancies Board’s capacity to implement tenancy law, expanding its overall role and function as part of a multi-annual change management programme and to assist local authority inspection activity in the private rental sector.

8

Local Government Fund An additional €60 million is being provided in 2019 to the Fund to

support the local government sector in delivering a range of essential

services at local level, including through a significant contribution

towards increased pay/pensions costs arising under national pay

agreements and resources for certain local government initiatives

across the country.

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Planning Increased current funding to meet operating costs of An Bord Pleanála, the Office of the Planning Regulator and the LDA.

5.8

Total 264.8


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Selected Measures Cost in 2019 €million

Capital Expenditure

Social Housing Construction and Acquisition33 Additional capital funding is being made available to local authorities and approved housing bodies to build and acquire additional homes for social housing.

210

Serviced Sites Fund Additional funding is being provided to service local authority sites, thereby facilitating the delivery of affordable homes in the coming years.

69

Irish Water Capital resources required by Irish Water to assist in meeting the cost of investment in essential water and wastewater services committed to under the Irish Water Business Plan to 2021.

122

Urban Renewal/Regeneration Increased funding to meet costs in 2019 arising under the URDF, the Urban Renewal Scheme and the work of the LDA.

83

Total 484

*Rounding affects total.

33 Includes €77m surplus LPT receipts.

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Housing, Planning and Local Government 2019 2020 2021








Capital Envelope per National Development Plan 2,033 2,079 2,209


Capital Ceiling 2,113 2,205 2,269



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Chapter 14

Justice and Equality

The Justice and Equality Vote Group includes the Department of Justice and Equality, An

Garda Síochána, the Prison Service, the Courts Service, the Irish Human Rights and Equality

Commission and the Policing Authority.


The multi-annual current expenditure ceilings for the Justice Vote Group for the period 2019-


Justice and Equality 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m






Pay, Pensions34 and Non-Pay Breakdown Programme Breakdown

(incl. Capital)


Pay€1,639.4m

Pensions€347.1m

Non-Pay€585.5m

Capital€220.2m

Justice and

Equality€524.5m

Garda Siochana

€1,760.1m

Prisons Service

€359.0m

Courts Service€138.4m

Irish Human Rights and

Equality Commission

€6.8m

Policing Authority

€3.4m

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Vote Group. The funding provided reflects the Government’s commitment in support of the

Justice and Equality sector.

Vote 20 – Garda Síochána

Programme A - Working with Communities to Protect and Serve

Under this Programme, An Garda Síochána will continue to protect and serve local

communities through the ongoing maintenance of national security, the detection and

prevention of crime including the targeting and disruption of organised crime groups, and

by increasing compliance with road traffic legislation. The allocation in 2019 will provide

for the costs associated with:

Commencing the implementation of the reform recommendations in the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland;

Policing reform and civilianisation to provide professional support to front-line policing. This includes proceeding with the recruitment of additional civilian staff. This will also support the programme of redeployment of Gardaí to frontline policing – a priority for police transformation;

Increasing the number of Sergeants by 110 and Inspectors by 81 in order to provide appropriate supervision of Gardaí throughout the country;

Recruitment of up to 800 trainee Gardai;

Training programmes to support the major investment in technology and implementation of the reform programme recommended by the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland; and

Advancing the digital policing mobility project.

In addition, the capital allocation for An Garda Síochána will continue to facilitate the

significant ongoing programme of investment in ICT modernisation to promote the

efficiency and effectiveness of policing services. This will include a new focus on the use of

mobile devices by Gardai to access systems and record data in the delivery of policing

services. The capital allocation also provides for ongoing investment in the building and

transport infrastructures.

As part of the Garda Reform Programme, the Commissioner will consider all aspects of the

Garda Budget, including how the resources at his disposal can be best deployed to police

the State and the appropriate mix of those resources (including staff and technology).

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Vote 21 – Prisons

Programme A - Administration and Provision of Safe, Secure, Humane and

Rehabilitative Custody for People who are sent to Prison

Under this Programme, the Prison Service will continue to provide safe and secure

custody, dignity of care and rehabilitation to prisoners for safer communities. The

allocation in 2019 will provide for:

Accommodation and services for over 3,900 prisoners on a daily basis;

The management of approximately 9,000 committals to custody;

Drug addiction programmes for prisoners;

An enhanced programme of prison service staff recruitment to support service delivery and improved administration of processes; and

An enhanced buildings maintenance programme.

Vote 22 – Courts Service

Programme A - Manage the Courts and Support the Judiciary

Under this Programme, the Courts Service will continue to manage the Courts and support

the Judiciary. The allocation in 2019 will:

Progress the implementation of some of the recommendations contained in the independent Capability Review of the Courts Service as part of the broader change management agenda. This includes measures such as reforming Court processes through the implementation of new online services (e.g. eProbate); greater investment in learning and development as well as continuation of the Continuous Improvement programme.

Supporting the implementation of a range of legislative reform measures;

Support all scheduled Court sittings and help reduce Court delays; and

Enhance the Courthouse Maintenance Programme to improve the estate infrastructure for the Courts.

Vote 24 – Justice and Equality

The Department of Justice and Equality has a broad remit covering a wide range of agencies

and policy areas. It is responsible for key social priorities such as access to justice, equality,

inclusion and integration, probation services, the personal insolvency service, supporting

commissions and inquiries, legal aid, as well as the management of inward migration.

From a reform perspective, increased funding in 2019 includes a specific budget for the

Justice and Policing Transformation Programme. This will be a dedicated fund which will

include the following objectives:

(i) Urgently drive forward the restructuring of the Department of Justice & Equality

on foot of the recommendations of the Report of the Effectiveness & Renewal

Group;

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(ii) Establish an Implementation Office to progress the recommendations of the

Commission on the Future of Policing on foot of the High Level Implementation

Plan currently being progressed along with the views of the new Commissioner;

(iii) Enable the structures, processes and capabilities to be created within An Garda

Síochána to put in place the specific initiatives that are central to the

Commission on Policing recommendations– this also includes new and agreed

performance indicators which can inform a variety of reports including the

Revised Estimates; and

(iv) Facilitate the necessary financial and activity analysis required to support a fully

costed Policing Plan that is directly linked to core objectives.

Programme A - Leadership in and Oversight of Justice and Equality Policy and Delivery

Under this Programme, the Department of Justice and Equality supports a large number of

organisations with important oversight and regulatory roles: the Garda Síochána

Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), the Office of the Garda Inspectorate, the Office of the

Data Protection Commissioner, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, the Property

Services Regulatory Authority and Insolvency Service Ireland. The allocation in 2019 will

allow these bodies to carry out their statutory functions. Increased funding is being

provided to:

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in relation to its enhanced roles and responsibilities as the EU’s lead data protection authority. This arises from the additional workload following on from the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) in order to increase staff across its Investigations/Operations and Administrative Directorates and also to enhance its Protected Disclosures Unit; and

Establish the new Judicial Appointments Commission and the Judicial Council.

Programme B - A Safe and Secure Ireland

Under this Programme, the Vote will continue to work to prevent crime, tackle reoffending

and develop more secure communities. This Programme provides funding to a range of

organisations including the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), Forensic Science Ireland, Youth

Justice and the Probation Service. Funding for organisations providing services to Victims

of Crime and COSC (The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-

based Violence) is also provided from this programme. Increased funding in 2019 will

provide for:

Increased funding to address growing demand pressures on the Criminal Legal Aid system;

Increased capacity in Forensic Science Ireland’s (FSI) laboratories to meet the growing demand for its services; and

Funding to expand Probation Service projects and initiatives in relation to offenders.

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Programme C - Access to Justice for All

Under this Programme, the Vote will ensure the Courts system and structure is appropriate

to meet demands and that the important work of ongoing commissions and special

inquiries is supported. The efficiency of the administration of justice is kept under review

by a number of actions including through cross-agency collaboration by working closely

with the Courts Service, An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service, the Probation Service, the

Legal Aid Board and the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The increased allocation in 2019 will allow for the extension of the Magdalen Restorative

Justice Scheme to adjoining institutions.

Programme D - An Equal and Inclusive Society

Under this Programme, the vote aims to promote equality and human rights in society. In

2019, the allocation for this Programme will allow:

Enhanced delivery of a range of positive actions for Gender Equality e.g. European Social Fund supported projects; and

Additional funding for projects under the Migration and Integration Fund which is also EU supported.

Programme E - An Efficient, Responsive and Fair Immigration, Asylum and Citizenship

System

Under this programme, the Department will continue to maintain the integrity of the

immigration system and to improve the protection and direct provision systems. In 2019,

the allocation for this Programme will allow for:

Meeting the accommodation demand pressures as the number of applications for international protection grows; and

Improvement of the ICT systems in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), as well as addressing staffing issues relating to increased processing demands.

Vote 25 – Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC)

Programme A - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Function

Under this Programme, IHREC will continue to meet its statutory obligation to protect and

promote human rights and equality as Ireland’s independent national human rights and

equality body and to build a culture of respect for human rights, equality and intercultural

understanding across Irish society.

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Vote 41 - Policing Authority

Programme A - Provision of Independent Oversight of the Policing Functions of An

Garda Síochána

The primary role of the Authority is to oversee the performance by An Garda Síochána of its functions relating to policing services in the context of the reform and modernisation of policing in Ireland. In addition to its functions in relation to senior Garda appointments, the Authority also:

Sets priorities and performance targets for An Garda Síochána;

Approves a Strategy Statement and Annual Policing Plan submitted by the Garda Commissioner; and

Keeps under review the performance by An Garda Síochána of its functions relating to policing services.


Compared to the adjusted 2018 allocation, an extra €89 million in current expenditure and an

extra €76 million in capital expenditure has been allocated.

Additional funding is being provided to allow the Justice sector to continue to deliver key

services, to enhance the Criminal Justice system and to support sectoral reform across a range

of Votes.

Funding of €60 million is being allocated to fund the ongoing provision of professional policing

services in 2019. Among others, this will support the recruitment of up to 800 trainee Gardaí

– consistent with the ongoing review by the Garda Commissioner of the Garda Budget

(resource deployment and staffing mix) arising from the Policing Commission report

recommendations. This allocation facilitates higher civilian staff numbers to underpin

civilianisation and redeployment. The number of Sergeants and Inspectors will also increase

by 110 and 81 respectively, which will allow for appropriate supervision throughout the

country, particularly of trainee Gardaí.

The overtime allocation in 2019 will be €95m - €3.5m lower than in 2018. This reduction has

facilitated a re-prioritisation of resources to fund training costs in relation to the deployment

of ICT developments and other training priorities arising from the implementation of reform

measures.

There is an additional allocation of €6.5 million for the Irish Prison Service which will facilitate

a renewed programme of recruitment to support service delivery and updated administrative

processes as well as additional measures to maintain the Prison Estate.

€10 million is being allocated to the Department of Justice and Equality in the form of a

dedicated Justice and Policing Transformation Fund.

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Capital funding of €220m is being provided in 2019, a very significant increase of €76m or 53%

higher compared to 2018 levels. This investment will enable the commencement on the

construction of the Forensic Science Laboratory, allow for the redevelopment of Limerick

Prison including the construction of a new female prison wing. Further to this, additional

vehicles will be purchased and communications systems for An Garda Síochána, including new

mobile devices to support digital policing, will be enhanced.


€million

Garda Reform Support for the continued provision of policing services in 2019 including the recruitment of up to 800 trainee Gardaí, 191 additional Garda supervisors, further civilianisation and ongoing payroll pressures. Additional funding is also provided from a re-prioritisation of overtime (€3.5 million) to meet training needs arising from the major investment in technology and implementation of the reform programme. €1.5m is allocated to support the digital policing mobility project.

63.5

Criminal Legal Aid An increased provision is being made to allow the Criminal Legal Aid system to address increasing demands on its services.

12

Justice and Policing Transformation Fund Supporting the re-structuring of the Department of Justice and Equality and the commencement of the implementation of the recent report on the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland.

10

Irish Prison Service Increased resources to meet payroll pressures and to recruit both prison officers and administrative staff to support ongoing service delivery

6.5

Reception and Integration Investment is being provided to allow for additional accommodation to meet increasing international protection application numbers.

4

Data Protection Increased funding is being provided to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) to meet the growing demands arising from new EU data protection standards

3.5

Immigration and International Protection Additional funding for the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) to address staffing demands and improve process efficiency through ICT investment

2

Forensic Science Funding is being provided to ensure adequate scientific analysis to meet the rising demand for forensic services.

2


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Selected Measures contd.

Courts Reform Additional funding to commence the implementation of some of the reform recommendations arising from the independent Capability Review (eCourts) and to facilitate the implementation of legislative reforms

2

Gender Equality Resources to support EU funded projects, among others

1.9

Investigating Garda Complaints Increased staffing for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) to increase its investigative capacity and its capability in relation to protected disclosures (includes a re-profiling of existing budget €1m)

1.6

Restorative Justice Extending the Magdalen scheme

1

Total 110


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Chapter 15

Public Expenditure and Reform

The Public Expenditure and Reform Vote Group includes the Department of Public

Expenditure and Reform, the Office of Public Works, The Office of the Ombudsman, The Public

Appointments Service, Superannuation and Retired Allowances, The State Laboratory, Shared

Services and the Office of Government Procurement.


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Public Expenditure and Reform Vote Group for

the period 2019-2021 are presented in the table below.

Public Expenditure and Reform 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m







(Incl. Capital)


Pay€207.0m

Pensions€610.0m

Non-Pay€234.8m

Capital€200.7m

A. Public Expenditure & Sectoral

Policy, €18.5m

B. Public Service

Management and Reform,

€42.5m

Other Votes,

€1,191.5m

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This funding will enable a significant level of services to be delivered in 2019 across the Vote

Group. The funding provided reflects the Government’s commitment to delivering well-

managed and well-targeted public expenditure through a modernised, effective and

accountable public service.

Vote 11 – Public Expenditure and Reform

Programme A – Public Expenditure and Sectoral Policy

This programme is focussed on sustainable public expenditure policy-making, to support

Ireland’s economic development and social progress. The targeted outputs of this

programme in 2019 will include continuing budgetary reforms to promote certainty

regarding the level and composition of public expenditure over the medium term with clear

line of sight to outputs, an examination of pay levels across the Public Service, enhanced

economic and policy evaluation capacity across the Civil Service through the Irish

Government Economic Evaluation Service and continued support for the reform of the

budgetary scrutiny process.

Programme B – Public Service Management and Reform

The Public Service Management and Reform programme aims to deliver public

management and governance structures which are effective, responsive to the citizen,

transparent and accountable, so as to improve the effectiveness of public expenditure. The

targeted outputs of this programme in 2019 will include:

The next phases of the Public Service Reform and Civil Service Renewal;

Implementing legislative and other measures necessary to promote and strengthen open and accountable government;

Civil Service Learning and Development continuing to expand and develop its shared model of learning and development across the Civil Service; and

Leading the implementation of the Public Service ICT Strategy to underpin the delivery of better outcomes and efficiencies through excellence and innovation in ICT; and developing and implementing HR strategies designed to support a high-performing workforce which is responsive to economic and demographic pressures.

Vote 12 – Superannuation and Retired Allowances

The allocation for 2019 will provide for the payment of pensions to 26,400 retired Civil

Servants and the processing of 2,900 cases in accordance with Pension Scheme Rules.

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Vote 13 – Office of Public Works

Programme A – Flood Risk Management

The aim of this programme is to reduce the risk of river and coastal flooding to homes and

businesses, in particular those areas identified as being most at risk under the Catchment

Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme (CFRAM). Some of the core outputs

for 2019 include:

Commencement of the construction of at least four major schemes including Blackpool, Douglas and Glashaboy in Cork along with Ennis South in Clare; and

The completion of at least three major flood relief schemes, including those at Bandon and Skibbereen in Cork along with the River Dodder in Dublin.

Programme B – Estate Portfolio Management

The aim of this programme is to continue to manage, maintain and develop State Property,

including Heritage in the care of the Commissioners of Public Works. Some of the core

outputs for 2019 include:

Further progress on office accommodation projects such as Leeson Lane, Tom Johnson House and Merrion Square/Fenian St.

Appraise future use of Hawkins House, ongoing upgrade works on Leinster House and fit out new leased properties.

Ongoing requirement to manage the conservation and presentation of 760 National Monuments and 30 National Historic properties with a combined provision of 70 visitor centres, nationwide.

To continue ongoing works on the Garda Programme to include Athlone Garda Station, Donegal Garda Station and the Cell Refurbishment Programme.

Vote 14 – State Laboratory

The funding for 2019 will enable the State Laboratory to continue to provide a high quality

laboratory and advisory service to support National food and feed safety programmes,

revenue collection and fraud prevention, Coroners’ investigations into unexplained deaths,

public health and environment protection initiatives and provide a centralised veterinary

toxicology service to the State.

Government Analytical Laboratory and Advisory Service

The aim of this programme is to develop and expand the State Laboratory's testing capacity

and increase its range of analyses to meet the needs of its clients and comply with new

legislative requirements. In 2019, the Laboratory will test for 520,000 analytes in 14,000

samples and issue 4,800 statements to assist the Courts, including Coroners.

Under this programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the Laboratory to respond to a 20%

increase in post-mortem samples submitted for analysis by the Coroners Service and the

State Pathologist.

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Vote 17 – Public Appointments Service

The funding reflects the Exchequer commitment to support the Public Appointments

Service (PAS) in fulfilling its statutory role to recruit staff to the Civil and Public Service, and

supporting and facilitating the full implementation of the Government’s Guidelines on

Appointments to State Boards. The level of funding provided will ensure that the Public

Appointments Service maintains and enhances its provision of quality recruitment and

resourcing solutions across the public service.

Vote 18 – National Shared Services Office

The National Shared Services Office (NSSO) is responsible for the delivery of shared services

within the Civil Service. It is tasked with leading the transformation of HR, pensions and

payroll administration, and Government financial management administration in the Civil

Service and integrating these separate functions under a single shared services

organisation. The NSSO also provides expert guidance and support to other public service

sectors in their shared services programmes.

The NSSO is responsible for implementing the Government’s policy to expand and

accelerate the use of shared services in the Irish Public Service. Shared services is an

innovative business model and a key element of the Public Service reform plan, Our Public

Service 2020, that uses the latest technologies to drive better value for money.

The 2019 allocation will allow the NSSO to provide the new service of Financial

Management Shared Services for the first waves of Civil Service organisations. It will also

allow for investment in Robotic Process Automation, and allow the NSSO to enhance its

delivery of shared services for the Civil Service.

Vote 19 – Office of the Ombudsman

The Office of the Ombudsman provides permanent secretariats to the Office of the

Ombudsman, the Standards in Public Office Commission, the Office of the Information

Commissioner, the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information, the Office

of the Commission for Public Service Appointments as well as the Referendum Commission

(2 Commissions currently established – 36th Amendment and 37th Amendment). The

European Communities re-use of Public Sector Information (Amendment) Regulations 2015

provide that the Information Commissioner is designated as the Appeal Commissioner. The

Commissioner also accepts applications for review of decisions taken by public bodies

under these Regulations.

The allocation for 2019 will allow the Office to continue its work in upholding the principles

of openness, fairness, effectiveness and accountability in the delivery of public services and

the promotion of ethical public administration.

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Vote 39 – Office of Government Procurement

The Government has committed to lead the Procurement Reform Programme (“PRP”)

bringing procurement policy and operations together and focusing on building

procurement capacity and capability across the public service. The Office of Government

Procurement (OGP) has centralised policy, strategy and operations in one body leading to

a coherent and consistent approach to public procurement.

The aim of the Procurement Reform Programme is to develop procurement capacity and

capability across the public service. Some of the core outputs and services to be provided

by OGP in 2019 are:

To deliver improved procurement capability in the public service which will yield financial, performance and risk management benefits to the State;

To continue to support awareness and education of SMEs regarding the opportunities arising from public procurement;

To publish and deliver Schedule of Contracts and Frameworks giving advance notice to Public Service Bodies (PSBs) and the supply markets of planned tenders;

To publish a 2017 Public Service Spend and Tendering Analysis report; and to support roll out of a national e-Invoicing programme.

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Compared to the 2018 allocation, an extra €57 million (€17 million for new measures and €40

million for an increase in superannuation costs) in current expenditure and an extra €29

million capital expenditure is being allocated in 2019.

In addition to existing services, resources will be allocated to investment the continued rollout

of shared services and additional staffing in key areas across the Vote group. Selected

measures are set out in more detail in the table below.




€million


National Shared Services Office The NSSO will implement a number of projects in 2019, including a new service in Financial Management Shared Services for the first waves of Government Departments and full embedding of a Robotic Process Automation team to drive service innovation.

8.8

State Laboratory Additional staffing and laboratory instruments to respond to a 20% increase in post-mortem samples submitted to the Coroners Service.

0.5

Office of Public Works Increased investment in the Estate Management Programme, Flood Risk Management Programme and the Management and Conservation of the State’s Built Heritage.

38

Total 47.3 *Rounding affects total

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Public Expenditure and Reform 2019 2020 2021








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Chapter 16

Rural and Community Development


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Rural and Community Development Vote for


Rural and Community Development 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m







(Incl. Capital)


Pay€13.2m Pensions

€0.0m

Non-Pay€138.9m

Capital€141.0m

A - Rural Development & Regional Affairs

€141.4m

B - Community Development

€147.2m

C - Charities Regulatory Authority

€4.6m

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This funding will enable a significant level of public services to be delivered in 2019. The

Department will commence the process of investment under the €1 billion Rural

Regeneration and Development Fund in 2019 as well as continuing to support a diverse range

of key supports to strengthen rural economies and communities. This reflects the

Government commitment to advance economic and social progress in rural Ireland and to the

development of vibrant and sustainable communities across Ireland. Funding will also support

implementation of the Charities Act by the Charities Regulatory Authority.

Programme A - Rural Development and Regional Affairs

The aim of this programme is to facilitate the economic development of Ireland’s regions and

to foster the sustainable development of vibrant, rural communities and support the delivery

of the Action Plan for Rural Development.


Commence investments from the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. This will enable towns, villages and outlying rural areas to grow sustainably and support the delivery of the strategic objectives of the National Planning Framework. Funding of €315 million is earmarked over the period 2019 to 2022;

Support ongoing delivery of the LEADER 2014-2020 Rural Economy Sub Programme; Further enhance the National Rural Development Schemes including in particular

Rural Recreation; Provide continued investment of the Town and Village Regeneration Scheme; Continue support to the Local Authorities in their preparations for the roll-out of the

National Broadband Plan; and Provide for a Local Improvement Scheme to support improvement works on

private/non-public roads.

Programme B - Community Development

The aim of this programme, working with the Community and Voluntary Sector, is to continue

to support Ireland’s socio-economic development by facilitating integrated development at

local level and fostering vibrant sustainable and inclusive communities.


Provide labour market training and supports through the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme;

Provide support to Local Community Development Committees and strengthen local planning;

Provide support for a range of initiatives in the community and voluntary sector including support for national organisations in the sector and supports to foster and strengthen volunteerism and philanthropy;

Consolidate RAPID and Community Facilities Scheme into the Community Enhancement Programme;

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Fund the Senior Alerts Scheme; Support Library Development; and Continue to support Social Enterprise under the Community Services Programme.

Programme C - Charities Regulatory Authority

Under this Programme the Charities Regulatory Authority will continue to meet its statutory

obligations under the Charities Act 2009 to establish and maintain a public register of

charitable organisations operating in Ireland and ensure their compliance with the Charities

Acts.


Compared to the 2018 allocation, an extra €8 million in current expenditure and an extra

€53 million capital expenditure is being allocated in 2019.

This allocation will allow the Department of Rural and Community Development to continue to support a diverse range of initiatives aimed at strengthening rural economies and communities. In addition, Budget 2019 sees the beginning of the process of investment under the €1 billion Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. This provides unprecedented opportunities to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland. There will also be expansion and increased levels of funding for a number of existing programmes, a selection of which are set out below.




€million


Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Additional funding directed towards creating the conditions needed for sustainable rural development and providing local level supports to foster vibrant and sustainable communities across Ireland.

55

Walks Programme Additional funding is provided for expansion of the successful Walks Programme.

2

Library Development Additional funding will be made available to support the Library Strategy.

3.3

PEACE Programme Additional funding under the PEACE Programme 2014-2020.

1.2

Total 61.5


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Rural and Community Development 2019 2020 2021



Allocation from Central Pay Agreement Provision (PSSA and New Entrants) 0.2 0.2 0.2








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Chapter 17

Taoiseach

The Taoiseach’s Vote Group includes the Department of the Taoiseach, the President’s

Establishment, the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the Director of Public

Prosecutions, the Chief State Solicitor’s Office and the Central Statistics Office.


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Taoiseach’s Vote Group for the period 2019-


Taoiseach 2019 2020 2021

€m €m €m


Gross Voted Capital Expenditure - - -





(incl. Capital)


Pay€108.9m

Pensions€0.1m

Non-Pay€80.5m

Capital€0.0

A. Supporting the Work of the Taoiseach

and Government€33.4 m

Office of the Attorney General€16.4 m

Central Statistics

Office€55.9 m

Chief State Solicitor's

Office€35.6 m

Office of the Director of

Public Prosecutions

€43.7 m

President's Establishment

€4.5 m

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The funding provided for the Taoiseach Group in 2019 reflects the importance of the key

Constitutional Office of the President, the Office of the Attorney General, the Chief State

Solicitor and the Director of Public Prosecutions. In addition, funding for this Group supports

the Department of the Taoiseach and the Central Statistics Office.

Vote 1 – President’s Establishment

This funding reflects the Exchequer commitment in support of the President in the execution of his constitutional, legal and representational duties and responsibilities. In addition, The Centenarian Bounty Programme operated within this Vote ensures that the Centenarian Bounty is operated in a timely manner to all qualifying applicants and the Centenarian Medal will be issued to all centenarians who have reached their 101st or subsequent birthday.

Vote 2 – Department of the Taoiseach

Programme A – Supporting the work of the Taoiseach and the Government

The aims of this Programme are to:

Provide excellent support services for the Taoiseach and Government;

Ensure Ireland has a sustainable economy;

Help to ensure that Government policies and services support a better and fairer society, including implementing a range of public service reforms;

Ensure that Ireland maintains strong relationships in Europe and the World;

Ensure that Ireland achieves the best possible outcomes in relation to Brexit including intensifying Brexit preparedness and contingency planning; and

Plan for the future in the context of all of the long term challenges and uncertainties arising in the international environment.

Vote 3 – Office of the Attorney General

This funding will enable the Office of the Attorney General to deliver on its commitment to

provide the highest standard of professional legal services to the Government,

Departments and Offices as economically and efficiently as possible and to support

adherence to the rule of law.

Programme A – Delivery of Professional Legal Services to Government, Departments and

Offices

Under this programme, the allocation for 2019 will allow the Office to support the Attorney

General as legal advisor to the Government, to deliver high quality specialist legal advisory

service to Government, Departments and Offices, to provide a high quality professional

specialist and efficient legislative drafting service to Government and to support and assist

in the co-ordination of the legal services of the State.

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Vote 4 – Central Statistics Office

The 2019 allocation will allow the Office to actively respond to significantly increased user

demand for the development of new outputs in parallel with driving and supporting the

development of the Irish Statistical System in line with obligations under national and EU

law and consistent with Government strategy for the development of trusted and robust

official statistics.

As part of preparing for the Census of Population in 2021 the Office will have to source a

census processing system in 2019 and progress the development of a digital Census

Enumerator Record Book that will replace paper recording and tracking.

Technology system’s support is increasingly required at every stage of the production of

the CSO’s progressively more complex and varied outputs. The funding will allow for the

upgrade of legacy office systems and improve digitisation of data analytics that are aligned

to both the Public Service ICT Strategy and the Government Data Strategy.

Vote 5 – Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Programme A – Provision of Prosecution Service

Provision of Prosecution Service aims to provide a prosecution service that is independent,

fair and effective.

The 2019 funding for this Vote will allow the Office to support the Director of Public

Prosecutions in the direction and supervision of public prosecutions and related criminal

matters received from An Garda Síochána and from other specialised investigative

agencies.

Vote 6 – Office of the Chief State Solicitor

Programme A – Provision of Legal Services

The aim of this programme is to deliver a high quality specialist service to the Attorney

General and to Government Departments and Offices. Under this Programme, the

allocation for 2019 will allow the Office to provide such services in the areas of litigation,

provision of legal advice and in commercial property and transactional matters, and

assistance in the negotiation of complex business contracts.

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Compared to the 2018 allocation, an extra €6 million in current expenditure is being allocated

in 2019.

In addition to existing services, resources will allocated to areas such as the preparation for

Census 2021. These measures are set out in more detail in the table below.




€million

Current Expenditure

Census 2021

Funding to support preparation for Census 2021 by the Central

Statistics Office. 2019 will see procurement of the Census Processing

System as well as recruitment of additional staff.

2.8

Technology Upgrades

Central Statistics Office non-Census systems upgrade and security

upgrades to ensure information and data security. 2

Total 4.8


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Taoiseach 2019 2020 2021







Capital Envelope per National Development Plan - - -

Capital Ceiling - - -



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Chapter 18

Transport, Tourism and Sport


The multi-annual expenditure ceilings for the Transport, Tourism and Sport Vote Group for



€m €m €m


Gross Voted Capital Expenditure 1,613 2,058 2,526





(Incl. Capital)


Pay€99.8m

Pensions€11.3m

Non-Pay

€643.4m

Capital€1,613.0m

A. Civil Aviation,€37.5m

B. Land Transport, €1,933.2m

C. Maritime Transport

and Safety, €101.8m

D. Sports and Recreation

Services, €126.1m

E. TourismServices,€169.0m

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This funding will enable a significant level of public services to be delivered in 2019. The

funding provided reflects the Government’s commitment to the transport, tourism and sport

sectors.

Programme A - Civil Aviation

The aim of this programme is to ensure the aviation sector supports Ireland’s economic and

social goals in a safe, competitive, cost-effective and sustainable manner and to ensure

maximum connectivity for Ireland with the rest of the world. Under this Programme, the

allocation for 2019 allows the Department and its Agencies support the implementation of

the National Aviation Policy, among other things, by:

Major capital works to the runway at Knock Airport to enhance and ensure regional connectivity;

Ensuring that Irish aviation meets the highest standards of safety and security through the revision and updating of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme in line with international requirements, standards and best practice pursuing the achievement of Ireland’s Air Navigation performance targets;

Supporting the development and growth of the air transport sector through continued investment in our air transport connections to the UK, the EU and the rest of the world along with continued provision of essential infrastructure and services at Ireland’s airports; and

Delivering in excess of 34m passengers through State and Regional Airports.

Programme B - Land Transport

The aim of this programme is to develop and manage transport infrastructure by providing

for the maintenance and upgrade of our road network and the delivery of public transport

services. The National Development Plan (NDP) provides the strategic framework for the land

transport programme from 2018 to 2027.

Under this programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the Department and its Agencies to:

Progress major Capital Plan projects including the BusConnects Programme,

MetroLink and the DART Expansion Programme, and the delivery of infrastructure to

support cycling and walking;

Maintain and enhance the capacity and quality of the public transport network

(including progressing the LUAS Green Line Capacity Enhancement project and

maintenance and renewal of the existing heavy rail network) in order to encourage

greater use of public transport;

Continue to support bus, rail and Local Link services throughout the country, and to allow service enhancement;

Progress some major Capital Plan roads projects including; the Naas Bypass widening/Sallins Bypass/Osberstown interchange project (Naas element due to be completed in 2019) and the N25 New Ross and N11 Gorey to Enniscorthy PPP schemes are due to be completed in 2019.

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Some other major Capital plan projects that will advance in 2019 are: o Early planning work on the M20 Cork to Limerick scheme will commence;o N4 Colooney to Castlebaldwin scheme will commence construction;o N8 Dunkettle scheme will commence construction;o Sligo Western Distributor road; ando Road upgrades in the vicinity of Grangecastle Business Park.

• Continue to provide grant support for both the National and Regional & Local Road

network. This includes funding for programmes to reseal roads and strengthen roads

across the network. Ring-fenced funding will also be provided for Drainage works and

for Community Involvement Schemes.

Programme C – Maritime Transport and Safety

The aim of this programme is to ensure the safety and competitiveness of maritime transport

services, the protection of the marine environment and the provision of an effective

emergency response service for marine search and rescue. Under this programme, the 2019


• Provide Irish Coast Guard emergency services for Search and Rescue, Ship casualty and pollution response;

• Licence and inspect 1,500 vessels;

• Licence and certify 1,000 seafarers;

• Inspect ports and port facilities;

• Issue Marine Safety Notices; and

• Provide for the costs of the Commissioner for Irish Lights operations (management of lighthouses, beacons and buoys etc.) in Irish waters.

Programme D – Sports and Recreation Services

The aim of this programme is to promote sports participation and to contribute to a healthier

and more active society. Under this programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the

Department and its Agency to:

Make allocations in 2019 under the 2018 round of the Sports Capital Programme.Payments to projects funded under previous rounds of the programme will also bemade;

Finalise payments to Kerry Sports Academy at ITT which is due to be completed laterin 2018;

Meet existing commitments under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme;

Rollout the new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund which is scheduled to open forapplications shortly;

Provide support for programmes aimed at increasing participation in sport andsupporting high performance sport; and

Support the continued development of the National Sports Campus.

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Programme E – Tourism Services

The aim of this programme is to support the tourism industry and to help prepare the industry

to address the impact of Brexit. Under this programme, the 2019 allocation will allow the

Department to:

Enable overseas tourism marketing activity to increase and to support overseas visitor numbers and associated overseas revenue in 2019;

Support the development and sustainability of Irish tourism, in particular through enterprise supports, capital investment, growing event and business tourism and continued enhancement of the signature experience brands;

Support the development of Greenways;

Support a National Football Exhibition as part of the national promotion programme for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament; and

To help restore Ireland’s share of voice vis-à-vis its competitors in the British market and also to develop growth from alternative markets. This is critical in the context of Brexit and the decline in visitors from Britain.


Compared to the 2018 allocation, an additional €50m in current expenditure and €286m in

capital expenditure is being allocated for investment by the Department of Transport,

Tourism and Sport. These resources will be used to fund existing services such as an increase

in the Public Service Obligation and allow for a new round of sports capital funding in addition

to some new measures as below:

Significant funding has been allocated to Tourism in preparation for Brexit. Funding has been

allocated to Sports to roll out the new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund and to provide

support for programmes aimed at increasing participation in sport and supporting high

performance sport. An increase of €7m on the recently established investment programme

for cycling (including walking and traffic management) has also been provided.



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Capital Envelope per National Development Plan 1,643 2,058 2,526

Adjustment to Capital Ceiling (30) - -

Capital Ceiling 1,613 2,058 2,526



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Part III -

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List of Ministerial Vote Groups Vote No. Page No.

Agriculture, Food and the Marine …. …. …. …. 30 205Business Enterprise and Innovation …. …. …. …. 32 207Children and Youth Affairs …. …. …. …. 40 219Communications, Climate Action and Environment …. …. …. …. 29 204Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht …. …. …. …. 33 208Defence …. …. …. …. 36 211

Army Pensions …. …. …. …. 35 210Employment Affairs and Social Protection …. …. …. …. 37 212Education and Skills …. …. …. …. 26 200Finance …. …. …. …. 7 181

Tax Appeals Commission …. …. …. …. 10 184 Comptroller and Auditor General …. …. …. …. 8 182 Revenue Commissioners …. …. …. …. 9 183Foreign Affairs and Trade …. …. …. …. 28 203

International Co-operation …. …. …. …. 27 202Health …. …. …. …. 38 216Housing, Planning and Local Government …. …. …. …. 34 209Justice and Equality …. …. …. …. 24 198

Courts Service …. …. …. …. 22 196 Garda Síochána …. …. …. …. 20 194 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission …. …. …. …. 25 199 Policing Authority …. …. …. …. 41 220 Prisons …. …. …. …. 21 195 Property Registration Authority …. …. …. …. 23 197

Valuation Office …. …. …. …. 16 190Public Expenditure and Reform …. …. …. …. 11 185 Office of Government Procurement …. …. …. …. 39 218 Office of Public Works …. …. …. …. 13 187 Ombudsman …. …. …. …. 19 193 Public Appointments Service …. …. …. …. 17 191 Secret Service …. …. …. …. 15 189

National Shared Services Office …. …. …. …. 18 192 State Laboratory …. …. …. …. 14 188 Superannuation and Retired Allowances …. …. …. …. 12 186Rural and Community Development …. …. …. …. 42 221Taoiseach …. …. …. …. 2 176 Attorney General …. …. …. …. 3 177 Central Statistics Office …. …. …. …. 4 178 Chief State Solicitor's Office …. …. …. …. 6 180 Director of Public Prosecutions …. …. …. …. 5 179 President's Establishment …. …. …. …. 1 175Transport, Tourism and Sport …. …. …. …. 31 206

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General Note 157

Total of Estimates for Supply Services 159

Gross Expenditure - Summary Charts 161

Summary of Gross Expenditure (by Ministerial Vote Group) 162Table 1 Summary of Supply Services - Gross Estimates 163Table 2 Summary of Voted Current Services - Gross Estimates 164Table 3 Summary of Voted Capital Services - Gross Estimates 165Table 4 Exchequer Pay Bill - Gross Estimates 166Table 5 Exchequer Pensions Bill - Gross Estimates 167

Summary of Net Expenditure (by Ministerial Vote Group) 168Table 1A Summary of Supply Services - Net Estimates 169Table 2A Summary of Voted Current Services - Net Estimates 170Table 3A Summary of Voted Capital Services - Net Estimates 171Table 4A Exchequer Pay Bill - Net Estimates 172Table 5A Exchequer Pensions Bill - Net Estimates 173

2018 Estimates for Supply Services (Index of Votes) 174

Summary Public Capital Programme 2019 223PPP Contract Value and Financial Commitment 238

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GENERAL NOTE

The 2019 Estimates shown in Part III of the Expenditure Report reflect in full the expenditure adjustments announced by the Minister of Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform on 9 October, 2018, and detailed elsewhere in this Report.

The figures shown in the 2018 Estimates column for the individual Vote Estimates are those approved by Dáil Éireann.

As outlined in Part II of this Report, there is estimated additional expenditure, arising in 2018 in respect of the Department of Health - €645 million gross and €700 million net, the Department of Education and Skills - €147 million gross and €78 million net, and within the Justice Vote Group for An Garda Síochána - €50 million. As the impact of this additional gross expenditure, and the shortfall in appropriations in aid in Health, have been reflected in the White Paper position for 2019, in order to aid the year-on-year comparison at an aggregate level, the figures for 2018 in the Tables at the front of Part III have been adjusted to reflect these additional amounts.

The Tables also include a contingency amount for 2018. This reflects the provision for a Social Welfare Christmas bonus of €265 million net of estimated year-end underspends of €175 million across Departments. In addition, the contingency amount for net voted expenditure reflects the impact of the element of the Christmas Bonus that is paid from the Social Insurance Fund and additional receipts that are projected to arise this year.

The Government has agreed as part of the Budget 2019 decisions to provide for some additional expenditure in 2018, over and above the amounts included in the 2018 outturn published in the White Paper. An additional €60 million is to be provided in capital expenditure for the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, €17 million to the Foreign Affairs Vote Group in relation to ODA, and €37.5 million for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The Tables at the front of Part III of this Report include these additional amounts in the 2018 figures.

The final amounts to be included by programme and sub-head in respect of these additional expenditure amounts for 2018 will be reflected in Supplementary Estimates to be presented to Dáil Éireann. The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2019 to be published later this year will compare the 2019 Estimates at programme and subhead level with the 2018 Estimates including all detail in respect of Supplementary Estimates covering these additional expenditure amounts for 2018.

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2018 2019

Gross Estimates * €000 €000 %

Total 62,808,871 66,561,008 6.0%

Current Services 56,900,454 59,259,285 4.1%

Capital Services 5,908,417 7,301,723 23.6%

Net Estimates

Total 50,404,177 53,805,450 6.7%

Current Services 44,516,214 46,524,727 4.5%

Capital Services 5,887,963 7,280,723 23.7%

*

TOTAL OF ESTIMATES FOR SUPPLY SERVICES

Gross voted expenditure plus expenditure from the Social Insurance Fund and the National Training Fund.

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Social Protection

35%

Health28%

Education17%

Justice4%

Agriculture2%

Housing3% Other

11%

Gross Voted Current Spendingwhere the overall €59.3 billion is going in 2019

Social Protection

Health

Education

Justice

Agriculture

Housing

Other

Transport22%

Housing29%

Education13%

Health9%

Business8%

Agriculture4%

Other15%

Gross Voted Capital Expenditurewhere the overall €7.3 billion is going in 2019

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Ministerial Vote Group 2018 Estimate 2019 Estimate Increase/Decrease 2019 Estimate over 2018 Estimate

€000 €000 €000 %

Taoiseach's Group (including Central Statistics Office) 184,394 189,448 5,054 2.7%Current 184,394 189,448 5,054 2.7%Capital - - - -

Finance Group 483,232 506,649 23,417 4.8%Current 457,517 480,759 23,242 5.1%Capital 25,715 25,890 175 0.7%

Public Expenditure and Reform Group 1,163,646 1,252,397 88,751 7.6%Current 989,250 1,051,746 62,496 6.3%Capital 174,396 200,651 26,255 15.1%

Justice Group (b) 2,627,248 2,792,148 164,900 6.3%Current 2,482,941 2,571,941 89,000 3.6%Capital 144,307 220,207 75,900 52.6%

Housing, Planning and Local Government (b) 3,364,774 4,032,629 667,855 19.8%Current 1,673,229 1,919,229 246,000 14.7%Capital 1,691,545 2,113,400 421,855 24.9%

Education and Skills (b) 10,235,492 10,762,709 527,217 5.2%Current 9,490,142 9,821,709 331,567 3.5%Capital 745,350 941,000 195,650 26.2%

Foreign Affairs and Trade Group (b) 755,267 802,377 47,110 6.2%Current 742,267 781,377 39,110 5.3%Capital 13,000 21,000 8,000 61.5%

Communications, Climate Action & Environment 580,938 647,342 66,404 11.4%Current 371,938 391,342 19,404 5.2%Capital 209,000 256,000 47,000 22.5%

Agriculture, Food and the Marine 1,532,911 1,596,000 63,089 4.1%Current 1,284,749 1,341,000 56,251 4.4%Capital 248,162 255,000 6,838 2.8%

Transport, Tourism and Sport (b) 2,067,285 2,367,583 300,298 14.5%Current 735,401 754,558 19,157 2.6%Capital 1,331,884 1,613,025 281,141 21.1%

Business, Enterprise and Innovation 870,960 950,237 79,277 9.1%Current 315,960 330,237 14,277 4.5%Capital 555,000 620,000 65,000 11.7%

Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 302,959 338,959 36,000 11.9%Current 248,659 263,659 15,000 6.0%Capital 54,300 75,300 21,000 38.7%

Defence Group 946,481 993,981 47,500 5.0%Current 869,481 887,981 18,500 2.1%Capital 77,000 106,000 29,000 37.7%

Employment Affairs and Social Protection 20,011,311 20,497,524 486,213 2.4%Current 20,001,311 20,483,524 482,213 2.4%Capital 10,000 14,000 4,000 40.0%

Health Group (b) 15,977,130 17,027,260 1,050,130 6.6%Current 15,463,880 16,360,010 896,130 5.8%Capital 513,250 667,250 154,000 30.0%

Children and Youth Affairs 1,383,311 1,510,563 127,252 9.2%Current 1,355,311 1,478,563 123,252 9.1%Capital 28,000 32,000 4,000 14.3%

Rural and Community Development 231,532 293,202 61,670 26.6%Current 144,024 152,202 8,178 5.7%Capital 87,508 141,000 53,492 61.1%

Contingency 90,000 Current 90,000 Capital

Total:- 62,808,871 66,561,008 3,842,137 6.0%Total:- 62,808,871 66,561,008 3,842,137 6.0%

Current:- 56,900,454 59,259,285 2,448,831 4.1% Capital:- 5,908,417 7,301,723 1,393,306 23.6%

(a)

(b)

SUMMARY OF GROSS EXPENDITURE (CAPITAL AND CURRENT) (a)

by Ministerial Vote Group

Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018. Health €645m, Education €147m, Justice €50m, Housing €60m, Transport €37.5m, and Foreign Affairs €17m

This table includes voted expenditure and expenditure from the National Training Fund and from the Social Insurance Fund as it provides a more complete picture of overall Government expenditure. Expenditure on Central Fund services (mainly debt servicing) is not included.

162

Vote No Service 2018 Estimate 2019 Estimate

€000 €000 €000 %

1 President's Establishment 4,418 4,516 98 2.2%2 Department of the Taoiseach 34,263 33,426 (837) -2.4%3 Office of the Attorney General 16,121 16,353 232 1.4%4 Central Statistics Office 50,347 55,863 5,516 11.0%5 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 44,466 43,719 (747) -1.7%6 Chief State Solicitor's Office 34,779 35,571 792 2.3%7 Office of the Minister for Finance 42,048 41,096 (952) -2.3%8 Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General 13,977 14,638 661 4.7%9 Office of the Revenue Commissioners 425,500 447,567 22,067 5.2%

10 Tax Appeals Commission 1,707 3,348 1,641 96.1%11 Public Expenditure and Reform 59,531 60,926 1,395 2.3%12 Superannuation and Retired Allowances 569,900 609,900 40,000 7.0%13 Office of Public Works 427,963 466,443 38,480 9.0%14 State Laboratory 10,278 10,861 583 5.7%15 Secret Service 1,000 1,250 250 25.0%16 Valuation Office 11,587 14,092 2,505 21.6%17 Public Appointments Service 13,598 15,533 1,935 14.2%18 National Shared Services Office 48,759 56,829 8,070 16.6%19 Office of the Ombudsman 11,597 12,174 577 5.0%20 Garda Síochána (b) 1,700,209 1,760,076 59,867 3.5%21 Prisons 341,171 359,012 17,841 5.2%22 Courts Service 131,575 138,405 6,830 5.2%23 Property Registration Authority 29,303 31,059 1,756 6.0%24 Justice and Equality 444,243 524,528 80,285 18.1%25 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission 6,703 6,751 48 0.7%26 Education and Skills (b) 9,820,042 10,278,259 458,217 4.7%26 National Training Fund (a) 415,450 484,450 69,000 16.6%27 International Co-operation (b) 517,126 544,926 27,800 5.4%28 Foreign Affairs and Trade 238,141 257,451 19,310 8.1%29 Communications, Climate Action and Environment 580,938 647,342 66,404 11.4%30 Agriculture, Food and the Marine 1,532,911 1,596,000 63,089 4.1%31 Transport, Tourism and Sport (b) 2,067,285 2,367,583 300,298 14.5%32 Business, Enterprise and Innovation 870,960 950,237 79,277 9.1%33 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 302,959 338,959 36,000 11.9%34 Housing, Planning and Local Government (b) 3,323,884 3,987,478 663,594 20.0%35 Army Pensions 239,133 249,133 10,000 4.2%36 Defence 707,348 744,848 37,500 5.3%37 Employment Affairs and Social Protection 10,836,645 10,826,273 (10,372) -0.1%37 Social Insurance Fund (a) 9,174,666 9,671,251 496,585 5.4%38 Health (b) 15,977,130 17,027,260 1,050,130 6.6%39 Office of Government Procurement 21,020 18,481 (2,539) -12.1%40 Children and Youth Affairs 1,383,311 1,510,563 127,252 9.2%41 Policing Authority 3,347 3,376 29 0.9%42 Rural and Community Development 231,532 293,202 61,670 26.6%

Contingency 90,000

Total:- 62,808,871 66,561,008 3,842,137 6.0%

(a)

(b) Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018. Health €645m, Education €147m, Garda €50m, Housing €60m, Transport €37.5m, and International Co-operation €17m.


TABLE 1

SUMMARY OF SUPPLY SERVICES - GROSS ESTIMATES (CAPITAL AND CURRENT) (a)

Increase/Decrease 2019 Estimate over 2018 Estimate

163

Vote No 2018 Estimate 2019 Estimate

€000 €000 €000 %

1 President's Establishment 4,418 4,516 98 2.2%2 Department of the Taoiseach 34,263 33,426 (837) -2.4%3 Office of the Attorney General 16,121 16,353 232 1.4%4 Central Statistics Office 50,347 55,863 5,516 11.0%5 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 44,466 43,719 (747) -1.7%6 Chief State Solicitor's Office 34,779 35,571 792 2.3%7 Office of the Minister for Finance 40,333 39,206 (1,127) -2.8%8 Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General 13,977 14,638 661 4.7%9 Office of the Revenue Commissioners 401,500 423,567 22,067 5.5%

10 Tax Appeals Commission 1,707 3,348 1,641 96.1%11 Public Expenditure and Reform 54,331 56,511 2,180 4.0%12 Superannuation and Retired Allowances 569,900 609,900 40,000 7.0%13 Office of Public Works 272,914 284,394 11,480 4.2%14 State Laboratory 10,278 10,861 583 5.7%15 Secret Service 1,000 1,250 250 25.0%16 Valuation Office 11,587 13,842 2,255 19.5%17 Public Appointments Service 12,098 13,033 935 7.7%18 National Shared Services Office 37,072 45,829 8,757 23.6%19 Office of the Ombudsman 11,597 12,174 577 5.0%20 Garda Síochána (b) 1,638,769 1,667,736 28,967 1.8%21 Prisons 316,841 326,682 9,841 3.1%22 Courts Service 82,558 86,888 4,330 5.2%23 Property Registration Authority 28,743 30,499 1,756 6.1%24 Justice and Equality 434,823 480,608 45,785 10.5%25 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission 6,603 6,651 48 0.7%26 Education and Skills (b) 9,074,692 9,337,259 262,567 2.9%26 National Training Fund (a) 415,450 484,450 69,000 16.6%27 International Co-operation (b) 514,626 542,426 27,800 5.4%28 Foreign Affairs and Trade 227,641 238,951 11,310 5.0%29 Communications, Climate Action and Environment 371,938 391,342 19,404 5.2%30 Agriculture, Food and the Marine 1,284,749 1,341,000 56,251 4.4%31 Transport, Tourism and Sport (b) 735,401 754,558 19,157 2.6%32 Business, Enterprise and Innovation 315,960 330,237 14,277 4.5%33 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 248,659 263,659 15,000 6.0%34 Housing, Planning and Local Government 1,632,899 1,874,888 241,989 14.8%35 Army Pensions 239,133 249,133 10,000 4.2%36 Defence 630,348 638,848 8,500 1.3%37 Employment Affairs and Social Protection 10,826,645 10,812,273 (14,372) -0.1%37 Social Insurance Fund (a) 9,174,666 9,671,251 496,585 5.4%38 Health (b) 15,463,880 16,360,010 896,130 5.8%39 Office of Government Procurement 20,060 17,794 (2,266) -11.3%40 Children and Youth Affairs 1,355,311 1,478,563 123,252 9.1%41 Policing Authority 3,347 3,376 29 0.9%42 Rural and Community Development 144,024 152,202 8,178 5.7%

Contingency 90,000

Total:- 56,900,454 59,259,285 2,448,831 4.1%

(a) (a)

(b)

TABLE 2

SUMMARY OF CURRENT SUPPLY SERVICES - GROSS ESTIMATES (a)

Service Increase/Decrease 2019 Estimate over 2018 Estimates


Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018. Health €625m, Education €147m, Garda €50m, Transport €32.5m, and International Co-operation €17m.

164

SUMMARY OF VOTED CAPITAL - GROSS ESTIMATES

€000 €000 €000 %

7 Office of the Minister for Finance 1,715 1,890 175 10.2%9 Office of the Revenue Commissioners 24,000 24,000 - 0.0%

11 Public Expenditure and Reform 5,200 4,415 (785) -15.1%13 Office of Public Works 155,049 182,049 27,000 17.4%17 Public Appoints Service 1,500 2,500 1,000 -18 National Shared Services Office 11,687 11,000 (687) -5.9%20 Garda Síochána 61,440 92,340 30,900 50.3%21 Prisons 24,330 32,330 8,000 32.9%22 Courts Service 49,017 51,517 2,500 5.1%23 Property Registration Authority 560 560 - -24 Justice and Equality 9,420 43,920 34,500 366.2%25 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission 100 100 - -26 Education and Skills 745,350 941,000 195,650 26.2%27 International Co-operation 2,500 2,500 - -28 Foreign Affairs and Trade 10,500 18,500 8,000 -29 Communications, Climate Action and Environment 209,000 256,000 47,000 22.5%30 Agriculture, Food and the Marine 248,162 255,000 6,838 2.8%31 Transport, Tourism and Sport (a) 1,331,884 1,613,025 281,141 21.1%32 Business, Enterprise and Innovation 555,000 620,000 65,000 11.7%33 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 54,300 75,300 21,000 38.7%34 Housing, Planning and Local Government (a) 1,690,985 2,112,590 421,605 -36 Defence 77,000 106,000 29,000 37.7%37 Employment Affairs and Social Protection 10,000 14,000 4,000 -38 Health (a) 513,250 667,250 154,000 30.0%39 Office of Government Procurement 960 687 (273) -28.4%40 Children and Youth Affairs 28,000 32,000 4,000 14.3%42 Rural and Community Development 87,508 141,000 53,492 61.1%

Total:- 5,908,417 7,301,473 1,393,056 24%

(a)

TABLE 3

Vote No

Service 2018 Estimate 2019 EstimateIncrease/Decrease 2019 Estimate

over 2018 Estimate

Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018. Health €20m, Housing €60m, and Transport €5m.

165

Vote No Service 2018 Estimate 2019 Estimate

€000 €000 €000 %1 President's Establishment 1,802 1,832 30 1.7%2 Department of the Taoiseach 17,422 18,379 957 5.5%3 Office of the Attorney General 12,992 13,224 232 1.8%4 Central Statistics Office 40,188 41,834 1,646 4.1%5 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 15,285 15,538 253 1.7%6 Chief State Solicitor's Office 17,371 18,113 742 4.3%7 Office of the Minister for Finance 18,671 19,044 373 2.0%8 Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General 11,116 11,527 411 3.7%9 Office of the Revenue Commissioners 307,900 322,967 15,067 4.9%

10 Tax Appeals Commission 1,307 2,648 1,341 102.6%11 Public Expenditure and Reform 29,028 31,766 2,738 9.4%13 Office of Public Works 100,093 102,273 2,180 2.2%14 State Laboratory 5,898 6,131 233 4.0%16 Valuation Office 8,505 8,610 105 1.2%17 Public Appointments Service 7,398 7,933 535 7.2%18 National Shared Services Office 28,616 35,133 6,517 22.8%19 Office of the Ombudsman 8,693 9,029 336 3.9%20 Garda Síochána (b) 1,130,690 1,149,409 18,719 1.7%21 Prisons 249,283 256,124 6,841 2.7%22 Courts Service 53,865 56,694 2,829 5.3%23 Property Registration Authority 24,589 25,895 1,306 5.3%24 Justice and Equality 161,955 171,321 9,366 5.8%25 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission 3,610 3,658 48 1.3%26 Education and Skills 6,049,769 6,222,765 172,996 2.9%26 National Training Fund 40,712 106,924 66,212 -27 International Co-operation 16,261 16,491 230 1.4%28 Foreign Affairs and Trade 92,563 100,723 8,160 8.8%29 Communications, Climate Action and Environment (a) 64,979 67,075 2,096 3.2%30 Agriculture, Food and the Marine 261,350 269,969 8,619 3.3%31 Transport, Tourism and Sport 90,166 99,823 9,657 10.7%32 Business, Enterprise and Innovation 164,754 177,431 12,677 7.7%33 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 81,515 86,275 4,760 5.8%34 Housing, Planning and Local Government 65,398 75,079 9,681 14.8%35 Army Pensions 70 70 - -36 Defence 509,250 515,550 6,300 1.2%37 Employment Affairs and Social Protection 306,028 308,922 2,894 0.9%38 Health (b) 7,404,487 7,952,106 547,619 7.4%39 Office of Government Procurement 14,500 14,685 185 1.3%40 Children and Youth Affairs 319,708 328,960 9,252 2.9%41 Policing Authority 2,147 2,176 29 1.4%42 Rural and Community Development 12,520 13,249 729 5.8%

Total :- 17,752,454 18,687,355 934,901 5.3%

(a)(b)


TABLE 4

EXCHEQUER PAY BILL – GROSS

These figures do not include Local Authority pay costs, which are not Exchequer funded.Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018 of €50m Garda Síochána and an estimated €300m Health.

166

Vote No Service 2018 Estimate 2019 Estimate Increase/Decrease 2019 Estimate

over 2018 Estimate

€000 €000 €000 %3 Office of the Attorney General 68 68 - -

11 Public Expenditure and Reform 523 504 (19) -4%12 Superannuation and Retired Allowances 569,570 609,474 39,904 7%20 Garda Síochána 341,013 346,261 5,248 2%22 Courts Service 110 111 1 1%24 Justice and Equality 771 735 (36) -5%26 Education and Skills (b) 1,341,777 1,354,277 12,500 1%29 Communications, Climate Action and Environment 7,180 7,238 58 1%30 Agriculture, Food and the Marine 51,102 52,778 1,676 3%31 Transport, Tourism and Sport 11,316 11,316 - -32 Business, Enterprise and Innovation 50,163 50,163 - -33 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 8,329 8,429 100 1%34 Housing, Planning and Local Government (a) 1,723 5,642 3,919 227%35 Army Pensions 238,963 248,963 10,000 4%37 Employment Affairs and Social Protection 1,045 1,213 168 16%38 Health 649,476 492,354 (157,122) -24%40 Children and Youth Affairs 8,719 12,196 3,477 40%42 Rural and Community Development 38 38 - -

Total :- 3,281,886 3,201,760 (80,126) -2.4%

(a)

(b) Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018 of €147m for Education.

TABLE 5

EXCHEQUER PENSIONS BILL – GROSS

These figures do not include Local Authority pension costs, which are not Exchequer funded.

167

SUMMARY OF NET EXPENDITURE (CAPITAL AND CURRENT)

by Ministerial Vote Group

Ministerial Vote Group 2018 Estimate 2019 EstimateIncrease/Decrease 2019 Estimate over

2018 Estimate

€000 €000 €000 %

Taoiseach's Group (including Legal Votes) 178,977 184,362 5,385 3.0%Current 178,977 184,362 5,385 3.0%Capital - - - -

Finance Group 407,079 431,661 24,582 6.0%Current 381,364 405,771 24,407 6.4%Capital 25,715 25,890 175 0.7%

Public Expenditure and Reform Group 925,210 979,239 54,029 5.8%Current 750,814 778,588 27,774 3.7%Capital 174,396 200,651 26,255 15.1%

Justice Group (a) 2,383,976 2,553,818 169,842 7.1%Current 2,239,669 2,333,611 93,942 4.2%Capital 144,307 220,207 75,900 52.6%

Housing, Planning and Local Government (a) 3,299,792 3,969,482 669,690 20.3%Current 1,608,247 1,856,082 247,835 15.4%Capital 1,691,545 2,113,400 421,855 24.9%

Education and Skills (a) 9,224,547 9,797,368 572,821 6.2%Current 8,482,047 8,856,868 374,821 4.4%Capital 742,500 940,500 198,000 26.7%

Foreign Affairs and Trade Group (a) 708,854 756,325 47,471 6.7%Current 695,854 735,325 39,471 5.7%Capital 13,000 21,000 8,000 61.5%

Communications, Climate Action and Environment 343,083 405,024 61,941 18.1%Current 134,083 149,024 14,941 11.1%Capital 209,000 256,000 47,000 22.5%

Agriculture, Food and the Marine 1,250,841 1,207,763 (43,078) -3.4%Current 1,002,679 952,763 (49,916) -5.0%Capital 248,162 255,000 6,838 2.8%

Transport, Tourism and Sport (a) 2,042,808 2,342,619 299,811 14.7%Current 711,722 730,594 18,872 2.7%Capital 1,331,086 1,612,025 280,939 21.1%

Business, Enterprise and Innovation 818,960 898,237 79,277 9.7%Current 264,460 278,737 14,277 5.4%Capital 554,500 619,500 65,000 11.7%

Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 298,759 335,195 36,436 12.2%Current 244,459 259,895 15,436 6.3%Capital 54,300 75,300 21,000 38.7%

Defence Group 920,946 966,246 45,300 4.9%Current 845,196 861,496 16,300 1.9%Capital 75,750 104,750 29,000 38.3%

Employment Affairs and Social Protection 10,627,125 10,610,243 (16,882) -0.2%Current 10,617,125 10,596,243 (20,882) -0.2%Capital 10,000 14,000 4,000 40.0%

Health Group (a) 15,571,909 16,622,260 1,050,351 6.7%Current 15,058,909 15,955,260 896,351 6.0%Capital 513,000 667,000 154,000 30.0%

Children and Youth Affairs 1,356,010 1,482,926 126,916 9.4%Current 1,328,010 1,450,926 122,916 9.3%Capital 28,000 32,000 4,000 14.3%

Rural and Community Development 208,301 262,682 54,381 26.1%Current 135,599 139,182 3,583 2.6%Capital 72,702 123,500 50,798 69.9%

Contingency -163,000 Current -163,000 Capital

Total:- 50,404,177 53,805,450 3,238,273 6.7% Current:- 44,516,214 46,524,727 1,845,513 4.5% Capital:- 5,887,963 7,280,723 1,392,760 23.7%

(a) Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018. Health €700m, Education €68m, Justice €50m, Housing €60m, Transport €37.5m,and Foreign Affairs €17m.

168

VoteNo Service 2018 Estimate 2019 Estimate

€000 €000 €000 %

1 President's Establishment 4,321 4,434 113 2.6%2 Department of the Taoiseach 33,391 32,497 (894) -2.7%3 Office of the Attorney General 15,322 15,592 270 1.8%4 Central Statistics Office 48,746 54,414 5,668 11.6%5 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 43,502 42,809 (693) -1.6%6 Chief State Solicitor's Office 33,695 34,616 921 2.7%7 Office of the Minister for Finance 40,647 39,716 (931) -2.3%8 Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General 7,927 8,657 730 9.2%9 Office of the Revenue Commissioners 356,879 380,080 23,201 6.5%

10 Tax Appeals Commission 1,626 3,208 1,582 97.3%11 Public Expenditure and Reform 56,230 58,463 2,233 4.0%12 Superannuation and Retired Allowances 366,150 371,297 5,147 1.4%13 Office of Public Works 404,214 442,238 38,024 9.4%14 State Laboratory 9,343 9,795 452 4.8%15 Secret Service 1,000 1,250 250 -16 Valuation Office 10,440 12,730 2,290 21.9%17 Public Appointments Service 13,359 15,358 1,999 15.0%18 National Shared Services Office 43,267 51,089 7,822 18.1%19 Office of the Ombudsman 11,177 11,718 541 4.8%20 Garda Síochána (a) 1,592,522 1,654,808 62,286 3.9%21 Prisons 328,195 349,536 21,341 6.5%22 Courts Service 83,606 90,624 7,018 8.4%23 Property Registration Authority 28,734 30,449 1,715 6.0%24 Justice and Equality 369,779 448,864 79,085 21.4%25 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission 6,588 6,662 74 1.1%26 Education and Skills (a) 9,224,547 9,797,368 572,821 6.2%27 International Co-operation (a) 515,956 543,826 27,870 5.4%28 Foreign Affairs and Trade 192,898 212,499 19,601 10.2%29 Communications, Climate Action and Environment 343,083 405,024 61,941 18.1%30 Agriculture, Food and the Marine 1,250,841 1,207,763 (43,078) -3.4%31 Transport, Tourism and Sport (a) 2,042,808 2,342,619 299,811 14.7%32 Business, Enterprise and Innovation 818,960 898,237 79,277 9.7%33 Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht 298,759 335,195 36,436 12.2%34 Housing ,Planning and Local Government (a) 3,260,618 3,926,303 665,685 20.4%35 Army Pensions 234,133 244,133 10,000 4.3%36 Defence 686,813 722,113 35,300 5.1%37 Employment Affairs and Social Protection 10,627,125 10,610,243 (16,882) -0.2%38 Health (a) 15,571,909 16,622,260 1,050,351 6.7%39 Office of Government Procurement 20,470 18,031 (2,439) -11.9%40 Children and Youth Affairs 1,356,010 1,482,926 126,916 9.4%41 Policing Authority 3,286 3,324 38 1.2%42 Rural and Community Development 208,301 262,682 54,381 26.1%

Contingency -163,000 - 163,000 -100.0%

Total:- 50,404,177 53,805,450 3,401,273 6.7%

(a) Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018. Health €700m, Education €68m, Garda €50m, Housing €60m, Transport €37.5m, and International Co-operation €17m.

TABLE 1A

SUMMARY OF SUPPLY SERVICES - NET ESTIMATES (CAPITAL AND CURRENT)


169

VoteNo 2018 Estimate 2019 Estimate

€000 €000 €000 %

1 President's Establishment 4,321 4,434 113 2.6%2 Department of the Taoiseach 33,391 32,497 (894) -2.7%3 Office of the Attorney General 15,322 15,592 270 1.8%4 Central Statistics Office 48,746 54,414 5,668 11.6%5 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 43,502 42,809 (693) -1.6%6 Chief State Solicitor's Office 33,695 34,616 921 2.7%7 Office of the Minister for Finance 38,932 37,826 (1,106) -2.8%8 Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General 7,927 8,657 730 9.2%9 Office of the Revenue Commissioners 332,879 356,080 23,201 7.0%

10 Tax Appeals Commission 1,626 3,208 1,582 97.3%11 Public Expenditure and Reform 51,030 54,048 3,018 5.9%12 Superannuation and Retired Allowances 366,150 371,297 5,147 1.4%13 Office of Public Works 249,165 260,189 11,024 4.4%14 State Laboratory 9,343 9,795 452 4.8%15 Secret Service 1,000 1,250 250 -16 Valuation Office 10,440 12,480 2,040 19.5%17 Public Appointments Service 11,859 12,858 999 8.4%18 National Shared Services Office 31,580 40,089 8,509 26.9%19 Office of the Ombudsman 11,177 11,718 541 4.8%20 Garda Síochána (a) 1,531,082 1,562,468 31,386 2.0%21 Prisons 303,865 317,206 13,341 4.4%22 Courts Service 34,589 39,107 4,518 13.1%23 Property Registration Authority 28,174 29,889 1,715 6.1%24 Justice and Equality 360,359 404,944 44,585 12.4%25 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission 6,488 6,562 74 1.1%26 Education and Skills (a) 8,482,047 8,856,868 374,821 4.4%27 International Co-operation (a) 513,456 541,326 27,870 5.4%28 Foreign Affairs and Trade 182,398 193,999 11,601 6.4%29 Communications, Climate Action and Environment 134,083 149,024 14,941 11.1%30 Agriculture, Food and the Marine 1,002,679 952,763 (49,916) -5.0%31 Transport, Tourism and Sport (a) 711,722 730,594 18,872 2.7%32 Business, Enterprise and Innovation 264,460 278,737 14,277 5.4%33 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 244,459 259,895 15,436 6.3%34 Housing, Planning and Local Government 1,569,633 1,813,713 244,080 15.6%35 Army Pensions 234,133 244,133 10,000 4.3%36 Defence 611,063 617,363 6,300 1.0%37 Employment Affairs and Social Protection 10,617,125 10,596,243 (20,882) -0.2%38 Health (a) 15,058,909 15,955,260 896,351 6.0%39 Office of Government Procurement 19,510 17,344 (2,166) -11.1%40 Children and Youth Affairs 1,328,010 1,450,926 122,916 9.3%41 Policing Authority 3,286 3,324 38 1.2%42 Rural and Community Development 135,599 139,182 3,583 2.6%

Contingency -163,000 - 163,000 -100.0%

Total:- 44,516,214 46,524,727 1,845,513 4.5%

(a) Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018. Health €680m, Education €68m, Garda €50m, Transport €32.5m, and International Co-operation €17m.

TABLE 2A

SUMMARY OF VOTED CURRENT - NET ESTIMATES

Increase/Decrease 2019 Estimate over 2018

EstimatesService

170

€000 €000 €000 %

7 Office of the Minister for Finance 1,715 1,890 175 10.2%9 Office of the Revenue Commissioners 24,000 24,000 - 0.0%

11 Public Expenditure and Reform 5,200 4,415 (785) -15.1%13 Office of Public Works 155,049 182,049 27,000 17.4%17 Public Appointments Service 1,500 2,500 1,000 66.7%18 National Shared Services Office 11,687 11,000 (687) -5.9%20 Garda Síochána 61,440 92,340 30,900 50.3%21 Prisons 24,330 32,330 8,000 32.9%22 Courts Service 49,017 51,517 2,500 5.1%23 Property Registration Authority 560 560 - 0.0%24 Justice and Equality 9,420 43,920 34,500 366.2%25 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission 100 100 - 0.0%26 Education and Skills 742,500 940,500 198,000 26.7%27 International Co-operation 2,500 2,500 - 0.0%28 Foreign Affairs and Trade 10,500 18,500 8,000 76.2%29 Communications, Climate Action and Enviornment 209,000 256,000 47,000 22.5%30 Agriculture, Food and the Marine 248,162 255,000 6,838 2.8%31 Transport, Tourism and Sport (a) 1,331,086 1,612,025 280,939 21.1%32 Business, Enterprise and Innovation 554,500 619,500 65,000 11.7%33 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 54,300 75,300 21,000 38.7%34 Housing, Planning and Local Government (a) 1,690,985 2,112,590 421,605 24.9%36 Defence 75,750 104,750 29,000 38.3%37 Employment Affairs and Social Protection 10,000 14,000 4,000 40.0%38 Health (a) 513,000 667,000 154,000 30.0%39 Office of Government Procurement 960 687 (273) -28.4%40 Children and Youth Affairs 28,000 32,000 4,000 14.3%42 Rural and Community Development 72,702 123,500 50,798 69.9%

Total:- 5,887,963 7,280,473 1,392,510 23.7%

(a)

TABLE 3A

SUMMARY OF VOTED CAPITAL - NET ESTIMATES

VoteNo Service 2018 Estimate 2019 Estimate Increase/Decrease 2019 Estimate

over 2018 Estimates

Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018. Health €20m, Housing €60m, and Transport €5m.

171


over 2018 Estimates

€000 €000 €000 %1 President's Establishment 1,712 1,757 45 2.6%2 Department of the Taoiseach 16,608 17,509 901 5.4%3 Office of the Attorney General 12,201 12,471 270 2.2%4 Central Statistics Office 38,787 40,585 1,798 4.6%5 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 14,449 14,756 307 2.1%6 Chief State Solicitor's Office 16,487 17,358 871 5.3%7 Office of the Minister for Finance 17,870 18,164 294 1.6%8 Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General 10,466 10,946 480 4.6%9 Office of the Revenue Commissioners 270,500 286,138 15,638 5.8%

10 Tax Appeals Commission 1,226 2,508 1,282 104.6%11 Public Expenditure and Reform 27,328 30,153 2,825 10.3%13 Office of Public Works 96,674 98,348 1,674 1.7%14 State Laboratory 5,663 5,915 252 4.4%16 Valuation Office 8,203 8,333 130 1.6%17 Public Appointments Service 7,184 7,783 599 8.3%18 National Shared Services Office 27,994 34,593 6,599 23.6%19 Office of the Ombudsman 8,363 8,665 302 3.6%20 Garda Síochána (a) 1,084,409 1,112,847 28,438 2.6%21 Prisons 236,812 247,153 10,341 4.4%22 Courts Service 52,031 55,048 3,017 5.8%23 Property Registration Authority 24,020 25,285 1,265 5.3%24 Justice and Equality 157,272 167,288 10,016 6.4%25 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission 3,495 3,569 74 2.1%26 Education and Skills 5,754,610 5,948,440 193,830 3.4%27 International Co-operation 15,541 16,616 1,075 6.9%28 Foreign Affairs and Trade 89,620 98,071 8,451 9.4%29 Communications, Climate Action and Environment 60,861 63,494 2,633 4.3%30 Agriculture, Food and the Marine 248,810 258,572 9,762 3.9%31 Transport, Tourism and Sport 86,472 96,603 10,131 11.7%32 Business, Enterprise and Innovation 157,954 170,631 12,677 8.0%33 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 78,767 83,966 5,199 6.6%34 Housing, Planning and Local Government 16,093 32,509 16,416 102.0%35 Army Pensions 67 67 - -36 Defence 495,877 500,477 4,600 0.9%37 Employment Affairs and Social Protection 296,348 299,932 3,584 1.2%38 Health (a) 7,400,572 7,948,191 547,619 7.4%39 Office of Government Procurement 14,000 14,235 235 1.7%40 Children and Youth Affairs 309,814 320,559 10,745 3.5%41 Policing Authority 2,086 2,124 38 1.8%42 Rural and Community Development 12,215 12,849 634 5.2%

17,179,461 18,094,508 915,047 5.3%(a)

TABLE 4A

EXCHEQUER PAY BILL – NET

Total:-Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018 of €50m for Garda Síochána and an estimated €300m for Health.

172


over 2018 Estimates

€000 €000 €000 %3 Office of the Attorney General 68 68 - -

11 Public Expenditure and Reform 523 504 (19) -12 Superannuation and Retired Allowances 365,820 370,871 5,051 1.4%20 Garda Síochána 308,207 313,455 5,248 1.7%22 Courts Service 110 111 1 0.9%24 Justice and Equality 771 735 (36) -4.7%26 Education and Skills (a) 1,136,330 1,161,250 24,920 2.2%29 Communications, Climate Action and Environment 6,448 6,506 58 0.9%30 Agriculture, Food and the Marine 51,102 52,778 1,676 3.3%31 Transport, Tourism and Sport 10,563 10,553 (10) -0.1%32 Business, Enterprise and Innovation 43,983 43,983 - -33 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 7,524 7,624 100 1.3%34 Housing, Planning and Local Government 1,333 5,278 3,945 295.9%35 Army Pensions 233,966 243,966 10,000 4.3%37 Employment Affairs and Social Protection 705 533 (172) -24.4%38 Health 649,476 492,354 (157,122) -24.2%40 Children and Youth Affairs -904 2,712 3,616 -400.0%42 Rural and Community Development -12 -12 - -

2,816,013 2,713,269 (102,744) -3.6%(a)

TABLE 5A

EXCHEQUER PENSIONS BILL – NET

Total:-Adjusted to inlcude additional expenditure in 2018 of €147m for Education.

173

List of Ministerial Vote Groups Vote No. Page No.

Agriculture, Food and the Marine …. …. …. …. 30 205Business Enterprise and Innovation …. …. …. …. 32 207Children and Youth Affairs …. …. …. …. 40 219Communications, Climate Action and Environment …. …. …. …. 29 204Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht …. …. …. …. 33 208Defence …. …. …. …. 36 211

Army Pensions …. …. …. …. 35 210Employment Affairs and Social Protection …. …. …. …. 37 212Education and Skills …. …. …. …. 26 200Finance …. …. …. …. 7 181

Tax Appeals Commission …. …. …. …. 10 184 Comptroller and Auditor General …. …. …. …. 8 182 Revenue Commissioners …. …. …. …. 9 183Foreign Affairs and Trade …. …. …. …. 28 203

International Co-operation …. …. …. …. 27 202Health …. …. …. …. 38 216Housing, Planning and Local Government …. …. …. …. 34 209Justice and Equality …. …. …. …. 24 198

Courts Service …. …. …. …. 22 196 Garda Síochána …. …. …. …. 20 194 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission …. …. …. …. 25 199 Policing Authority …. …. …. …. 41 220 Prisons …. …. …. …. 21 195 Property Registration Authority …. …. …. …. 23 197

Valuation Office …. …. …. …. 16 190Public Expenditure and Reform …. …. …. …. 11 185 Office of Government Procurement …. …. …. …. 39 218 Office of Public Works …. …. …. …. 13 187 Ombudsman …. …. …. …. 19 193 Public Appointments Service …. …. …. …. 17 191 Secret Service …. …. …. …. 15 189

National Shared Services Office …. …. …. …. 18 192 State Laboratory …. …. …. …. 14 188 Superannuation and Retired Allowances …. …. …. …. 12 186Rural and Community Development …. …. …. …. 42 221Taoiseach …. …. …. …. 2 176 Attorney General …. …. …. …. 3 177 Central Statistics Office …. …. …. …. 4 178 Chief State Solicitor's Office …. …. …. …. 6 180 Director of Public Prosecutions …. …. …. …. 5 179 President's Establishment …. …. …. …. 1 175Transport, Tourism and Sport …. …. …. …. 31 206

174

[1] [1]

I.

II.

Change

2019over

Current Current 2018€000 €000 %

A - PRESIDENT'S ESTABLISHMENT .... 3,014 3,044 1%B - CENTENARIANS' BOUNTY .... 1,404 1,472 5%

4,418 4,516 2%

Deduct :- C. - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 97 82 -15%

4,321 4,434 3% Net Increase (€000) 113

Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 1,712 1,757 3%

Associated Public Service employees .... 27 27 -

Change2019over

Current Current 2018Functional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in above Programme allocations. €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 1,802 1,832 2%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 310 310 -(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 340 325 -4%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 86 86 -(v) OFFICE MACHINERY AND OTHER OFFICE SUPPLIES AND RELATED SERVICES .... 535 535 -

3,073 3,088 0%

(€4,434,000)

President's Establishment

1

PRESIDENT'S ESTABLISHMENTEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary General to the President, for certain other expenses of the President's Establishment and for certain grants.

Four million, four hundred and thirty-four thousand euro

Gross Total :-

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Department of the Taoiseach.

2018 Estimate 2019 Estimate

PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE

Gross Total :-

Net Total :-


ADMINISTRATION

175

[2] [2]2

I.

II.

Change 2019 over 2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE TAOISEACHAND GOVERNMENT .... 34,263 - 34,263 33,426 - 33,426 -2%

Gross Total :- 34,263 - 34,263 33,426 - 33,426 -2%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 872 - 872 929 - 929 7%

Net Total :- 33,391 - 33,391 32,497 - 32,497 -3%

Net Decrease (€000) (€894)

Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 16,608 17,509 5%Associated Public Service employees .... 232 248 7%

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 15,101 - 15,101 16,046 - 16,046 6%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 730 - 730 730 - 730 -(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 4,455 - 4,455 3,590 - 3,590 -19%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 360 - 360 360 - 360 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 1,410 - 1,410 1,410 - 1,410 -(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 316 - 316 366 - 366 16%(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 18 - 18 18 - 18 -Gross Total :- 22,390 - 22,390 22,520 - 22,520 1%

(€32,497,000)

Department of the Taoiseach

DEPARTMENT OF THE TAOISEACH

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach, including certain services administered by the Department and for payment of grants.

Thirty-two million, four hundred and ninety-seven thousand euro

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Department of the Taoiseach.


Current Capital Total Current Capital



Current Capital Total Current Capital TotalADMINISTRATION

Functional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in above Programme allocations.

176

[3] [3]3

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - DELIVERY OF PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES TOGOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES …. 16,121 - 16,121 16,353 - 16,353 1%

Gross Total :- 16,121 - 16,121 16,353 - 16,353 1%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 799 - 799 761 - 761 -5%

Net Total :- 15,322 - 15,322 15,592 - 15,592 2%

Net Increase (€000) 270


Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 68 68 -Associated Public Service pensioners .... 2 2 -

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 11,677 - 11,677 11,894 - 11,894 2%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 176 - 176 210 - 210 19%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 640 - 640 640 - 640 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 70 - 70 63 - 63 -10%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 590 - 590 590 - 590 -(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 160 - 160 160 - 160 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 50 - 50 43 - 43 -14%(viii) CONTRACT LEGAL EXPERTISE …. 300 - 300 280 - 280 -7%

Gross Total :- 13,663 - 13,663 13,880 - 13,880 2%

(€15,592,000)

Office of the Attorney General

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Attorney General, including a grant.

Fifteen million, five hundred and ninety-two thousand euro

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Attorney General.







177

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I.

II. Change 2019 over 2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - DELIVERY OF ANNUAL STATISTICAL PROGRAMME …. 50,347 - 50,347 55,863 - 55,863 11%

Gross Total :- 50,347 - 50,347 55,863 - 55,863 11%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 1,601 - 1,601 1,449 - 1,449 -9%

Net Total :- 48,746 - 48,746 54,414 - 54,414 12%

Net Increase (€000) 5,668


Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 40,188 - 40,188 41,834 - 41,834 4%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 1,200 - 1,200 1,350 - 1,350 13%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 1,100 - 1,100 1,100 - 1,100 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 800 - 800 800 - 800 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 4,103 - 4,103 7,373 - 7,373 80%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 1,000 - 1,000 1,525 - 1,525 53%(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 70 - 70 70 - 70 -(viii) COLLECTION OF STATISTICS .... 1,886 - 1,886 1,811 - 1,811 -4%

Gross Total :- 50,347 - 50,347 55,863 - 55,863 11%

ADMINISTRATION Functional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in above Programme allocations.



Current Capital Total Current Capital Total

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Central Statistics Office.



(€54,414,000)

Central Statistics Office

CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office.

Fifty-four million, four hundred and fourteen thousand euro

178

[5] [5]5

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - PROVISION OF PROSECUTION SERVICE …. 44,466 - 44,466 43,719 - 43,719 -2%

Gross Total :- 44,466 - 44,466 43,719 - 43,719 -2%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 964 - 964 910 - 910 -6%

Net Total :- 43,502 - 43,502 42,809 - 42,809 -2%

Net Decrease (€000) (€693)


Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %



IT SERVICES .... 791 - 791 791 - 791 -(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 948 - 948 948 - 948 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 37 - 37 37 - 37 -

Gross Total :- 18,622 - 18,622 18,875 - 18,875 1%

(€42,809,000)

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Forty two million, eight hundred and nine thousand euro

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.







179

[6] [6]6

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES …. 34,779 - 34,779 35,571 - 35,571 2%

Gross Total :- 34,779 - 34,779 35,571 - 35,571 2%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 1,084 - 1,084 955 - 955 -12%

Net Total :- 33,695 - 33,695 34,616 - 34,616 3%



Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 813 - 813 863 - 863 6%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 350 - 350 350 - 350 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 750 - 750 750 - 750 -(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 275 - 275 300 - 300 9%(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 50 - 50 25 - 25 -50%

Gross Total :- 19,679 - 19,679 20,471 - 20,471 4%

(€34,616,000)

Office of the Chief State Solicitor

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATE SOLICITOR

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief State Solicitor.

Thirty-four million, six hundred and sixteen thousand euro

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor.







180

[7] [7]

I.

II.Change

2019over2018

PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 % A - ECONOMIC AND FISCAL POLICY …. 20,511 - 20,511 23,094 945 24,039 17%B - BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES POLICY …. 12,634 - 12,634 16,112 945 17,057 35%

- DELIVERY OF SHARED SERVICES …. 7,188 1,715 8,903 - - - -

Gross Total :- 40,333 1,715 42,048 39,206 1,890 41,096 -2%Deduct :- C - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 1,401 - 1,401 1,380 - 1,380 -1%

Net Total :- 38,932 1,715 40,647 37,826 1,890 39,716 -2%

Net Decrease (€000) (931)

Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 17,870 18,164 2%Associated Public Service employees .... 329 330 -

Change2019

ADMINISTRATION over2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 % (i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES …. 18,671 - 18,671 19,044 - 19,044 2%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 850 - 850 905 - 905 6%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 1,155 - 1,155 1,410 - 1,410 22%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SERVICES .... 384 - 384 393 - 393 2%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 762 215 977 772 250 1,022 5%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 421 1,500 1,921 410 1,640 2,050 7%(vii) CONSULTANCY AND OTHER SERVICES …. 50 - 50 20 - 20 -

Gross Total :- 22,293 1,715 24,008 22,954 1,890 24,844 3%

(€39,716,000)

Office of the Minister for Finance

7

OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR FINANCEEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Finance, including the Paymaster-General's Office, for certain services administered by the Office of the Minister and for payment of certain grants.

Thirty-nine million, seven hundred and sixteen thousand euro


Functional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in the above Programme allocations.



Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Finance.


181

[8] [8]

I.

II.

Change2019over


A - AUDIT AND REPORTING .... 13,977 14,638 5%

13,977 14,638 5% Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 6,050 5,981 -1%

7,927 8,657 9%



Change2019over



INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 340 340 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 100 100 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 443 693 56%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 217 217 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 350 50 -(viii) LEGAL FEES .... 45 45 -(ix) CONTRACT AUDIT SERVICES .... 820 1,120 37%

13,977 14,638 5%Gross Total :-


Net Total :-



Gross Total :-

Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

8

OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERALEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Eight million, six hundred and fifty-seven thousand euro(€8,657,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.


182

[9] [9]9

OFFICE OF THE REVENUE COMMISSIONERS

I.

II.

Change2019over2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OFTAXES AND DUTIES, AND FRONTIERMANAGEMENT …. 401,500 24,000 425,500 423,567 24,000 447,567 5%

Gross Total :- 401,500 24,000 425,500 423,567 24,000 447,567 5%

Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 68,621 - 68,621 67,487 - 67,487 -2%

Net Total:- 332,879 24,000 356,879 356,080 24,000 380,080 7%


Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 270,500 286,138 5.8%Associated Public Service employees .... 6,114 6,384 4.4%

Change2019over2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 307,900 - 307,900 322,967 - 322,967 5%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 4,500 - 4,500 5,100 - 5,100 13%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER

DAY-TO-DAY EXPENSES .... 24,300 - 24,300 25,450 - 25,450 5%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 10,400 - 10,400 11,100 - 11,100 7%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL IT SERVICES .... 35,250 21,700 56,950 39,800 20,000 59,800 5%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 6,200 800 7,000 5,700 2,000 7,700 10%(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 50 - 50 50 - 50 -(viii) MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT

MAINTENANCE .... 1,500 1,500 3,000 1,600 2,000 3,600 20%(ix) LAW CHARGES .... 10,900 - 10,900 11,300 - 11,300 4%(x) COMPENSATION AND LOSSES .... 500 - 500 500 - 500 -

Gross Total :- 401,500 24,000 425,500 423,567 24,000 447,567 5%


Total



Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that Office.

Three hundred and eighty million and eighty thousand euro(€380,080,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners.


ADMINISTRATION Current Capital Total Current Capital TotalFunctional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in above Programme allocations.

183

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I.

II.

Change2019over

Current Current 2018PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE * €000 €000 %

A - FACILITATION OF HEARING OF TAX APPEALS .... 1,707 3,348 96%

Gross Total :- 1,707 3,348 96%

Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 81 140 73%

Net Total :- 1,626 3,208 97%



Change2019over

Current Current 2018Functional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in above Programme allocations. €000 €000 %(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 1,307 2,648 103%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 70 70 -(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND


IT SERVICES .... 200 450 125%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 70 70 -(vii) CONSULTANCY AND OTHER SERVICES …. - 50 -

Gross Total :- 1,707 3,348 96%


Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Tax Appeals Commission.


ADMINISTRATION

(€3,208,000)

Tax Appeals Commission

10

TAX APPEALS COMMISSION

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Tax Appeals Commission.

Three million, two hundred and eight thousand euro

184

[11] [11]

I.

II.

Change2019over2018

PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 % A - PUBLIC EXPENDITURE & SECTORAL POLICY …. 16,534 185 16,719 18,391 84 18,475 11%B - PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND

REFORM …. 37,797 5,015 42,812 38,120 4,331 42,451 -1%

Gross Total :- 54,331 5,200 59,531 56,511 4,415 60,926 2%

Deduct :- C - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 3,301 - 3,301 2,463 - 2,463 -25%

Net Total :- 51,030 5,200 56,230 54,048 4,415 58,463 4%



Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 523 504 -4%Associated Public Service pensioners .... 6 6 0%

Change2019


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES …. 25,798 - 25,798 28,043 - 28,043 9%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 322 - 322 355 - 355 10%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 1,071 - 1,071 987 - 987 -8%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SERVICES .... 344 - 344 295 - 295 -14%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 873 270 1,143 1,332 280 1,612 41%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 368 100 468 390 35 425 -9%(vii) CONSULTANCY AND OTHER SERVICES …. 37 - 37 30 - 30 -19%

Gross Total :- 28,813 370 29,183 31,432 315 31,747 9%

Functional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in the above Programme allocations



Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.



(€58,463,000)

Public Expenditure and Reform

11

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND REFORMEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, for certain services administered by the Office of the Minister and for payment of certain grants.

Fifty-eight million, four hundred and sixty-three thousand euro

185

[12] [12]

I.

II.

Change 2019 over Current Current 2018

PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE €000 €000 %

A. - SUPERANNUATION AND RETIRED ALLOWANCES …. 569,900 609,900 7%

Gross Total :- 569,900 609,900 7%Deduct :- B. - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID 203,750 238,603 17%

Net Total :- 366,150 371,297 1%


Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 365,820 370,871 1%

Associated Public Service pensioners .... 25,000 26,400 6%

Superannuation and Retired Allowances

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SUPERANNUATION AND RETIRED ALLOWANCESEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for pensions, superannuation, occupational injuries, and additional and other allowances and gratuities under the Superannuation Acts 1834 to 2004 and sundry other statutes; extra-statutory pensions, allowances and gratuities awarded by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, fees to medical referees and occasional fees to doctors; compensation and other payments in respect of personal injuries; fees to Pensions Authority and other professional fees, miscellaneous payments, etc.

Three hundred and seventy-one million, two hundred and ninety-seven thousand euro

(€371,297,000)Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.


186

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I.

II.Change

2019 over 2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT .... 33,873 67,262 101,135 35,509 76,262 111,771 11%B - ESTATE MANAGEMENT .... 239,041 87,787 326,828 248,885 105,787 354,672 9%

Gross total :- * 272,914 155,049 427,963 284,394 182,049 466,443 9%

Deduct :- C - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID.... 23,749 - 23,749 24,205 - 24,205 2%

Net total :- * 249,165 155,049 404,214 260,189 182,049 442,238 9%


Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 96,674 98,348 2%Associated Public Service employees .... 1,800 2,000 11%

*

Change2019


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 % (i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES …. 39,706 - 39,706 41,029 - 41,029 3%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 1,511 - 1,511 1,811 - 1,811 20%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 1,187 - 1,187 1,187 - 1,187 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SERVICES .... 1,532 - 1,532 1,532 - 1,532 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 1,930 3,170 5,100 2,080 3,170 5,250 3%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 1,079 - 1,079 1,079 - 1,079 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 416 - 416 266 - 266 -36%(viii) GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION SERVICES …. 170 - 170 170 - 170 -

Gross Total :- 47,531 3,170 50,701 49,154 3,170 52,324 3%

(€442,238,000)

Office of Public Works13

OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKSEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Public Works, for services administered by that Office and for payment of certain grants and for the recoupment of certain expenditure.

Four hundred and forty-two million, two hundred and thirty-eight thousand euro

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of Public Works.




The above programmes include significant administrative and support costs for the provision of Agency Services funded by and on behalf of other Departments.

Capital

2018 Estimate


Current Capital Total Current

2019 Estimate

Total

187

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STATE LABORATORY

I.

II.


PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE €000 €000 %

A - GOVERNMENT ANALYTICAL LABORATORY ANDADVISORY SERVICE …. 10,278 10,861 6%

Gross Total :- 10,278 10,861 6%Deduct :-B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 935 1,066 14%

Net Total :- 9,343 9,795 5%



Change 2019 over

Current Current 2018

€000 €000 %



IT SERVICES .... 2,451 2,801 14%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 1,545 1,545 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 18 18 -

Gross Total :- 10,278 10,861 6%


ADMINISTRATION Functional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in above Programme allocations


State Laboratory

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory.

Nine million, seven hundred and ninty-five thousand euro(€9,795,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the State Laboratory.

188

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15

SECRET SERVICEI.

II.

Change 2019 over Current Current 2018 €000 €000 %

SECRET SERVICE .... 1,000 1,250 25%

Increase (€000) 250

Secret Service

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for Secret Service.

One million, two hundred and fifty thousand euro

(€1,250,000)

Head under which this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.


189

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16

VALUATION OFFICE

I.

II. Change 2019 over Current Capital Total Current Capital Total 2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - PROVISION OF A STATE VALUATION SERVICE ... 10,488 10,488 12,743 12,743 22%B - ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR THE VALUATION TRIBUNAL ... 1,099 1,099 1,099 250 1,349 -

11,587 11,587 13,842 250 14,092 19%

Deduct :- C - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 1,147 1,147 1,362 1,362 19%

10,440 10,440 12,480 250 12,730 20%



Change 2019 over

Current Capital Total Current Capital Total 2018€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES ... 8,505 8,505 8,610 8,610 1%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE ... 271 271 271 271 -(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 885 885 885 885 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES ... 105 105 105 105 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 527 527 527 250 777 47%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 161 161 161 161 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 60 60 60 60 -10,514 10,514 10,619 250 10,869 1%



Valuation Office

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office and certain minor services.

Twelve million, seven hundred and thirty thousand euro(€12,730,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Valuation Office.


Gross Total :-

Net Total :-

ADMINISTRATIONFunctional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in above Programme allocations.

Gross Total :-

190

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I.

II.

Change 2019 over

Current Capital Total Current Capital Total 2018€000 €000 %

A - CIVIL AND PUBLIC SERVICE - REDEPLOYMENT / RECRUITMENT / SELECTION …. 12,098 1,500 13,598 13,033 2,500 15,533 14%

12,098 1,500 13,598 13,033 2,500 15,533 14%

Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 239 - 239 175 - 175 -27%

11,859 1,500 13,359 12,858 2,500 15,358 15%



Change 2019 over

Current Capital Total Current Capital Total 2018€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 7,398 - 7,398 7,933 - 7,933 7%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 35 - 35 32 - 32 -9%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 240 - 240 322 - 322 34%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 115 - 115 107 - 107 -7%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 1,250 1,500 2,750 1,358 1,000 2,358 -14%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 250 - 250 299 1,500 1,799 -(vii) RECRUITMENT COSTS - RESEARCH AND

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE …. 50 - 50 30 - 30 -(viii) RECRUITMENT COSTS - ADVERTISING AND

TESTING …. 910 - 910 977 - 977 7%(ix) RECRUITMENT COSTS - INTERVIEW BOARDS …. 1,850 - 1,850 1,975 - 1,975 7% 12,098 1,500 13,598 13,033 2,500 15,533 14%


Net Total :-

Gross Total :-


2019 Estimate2018 Estimate

Public Appointments Service

Gross Total :-

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PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS SERVICEEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Public Appointments Service.

Fifteen million, three hundred and fifty-eight thousand euro(€15,358,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Public Appointments Service.


191

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I.

II.

Change2019over2018

PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 % A - NSSO FUNCTION …. 37,072 11,687 48,759 16,602 10,900 27,502 -44%B - HR SHARED SERVICES …. - - - 10,314 100 10,414 -C - PAYROLL SHARED SERVICES …. - - - 12,029 - 12,029 -D - FINANCE SHARED SERVICES …. - - - 6,884 - 6,884 -

Gross Total :- 37,072 11,687 48,759 45,829 11,000 56,829 17%

Deduct :- E - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 5,492 - 5,492 5,740 - 5,740 5%

Net Total :- 31,580 11,687 43,267 40,089 11,000 51,089 18%


Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 27,994 34,593 24%Associated Public Service employees .... 878 865 -1%

Change2019


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES …. 25,821 - 25,821 32,866 - 32,866 27%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 377 - 377 324 - 324 -14%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 1,491 - 1,491 1,474 - 1,474 -1%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SERVICES .... 986 - 986 1,546 - 1,546 57%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 2,797 1,505 4,302 5,516 2,609 8,125 89%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 649 85 734 700 135 835 14%

Gross Total :- 32,121 1,590 33,711 42,426 2,744 45,170 34%

(€51,089,000)

National Shared Services Office

18

NATIONAL SHARED SERVICES OFFICEEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the National Shared Services Office.

Fifty-one million and eighty-nine thousand euro


Total




Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the National Shared Services Office.2018 Estimate 2019 Estimate

192

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OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN

I.

II.


€000 €000 %

A - OMBUDSMAN FUNCTION / OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS .... 6,327 6,648 5%

B - STANDARDS IN PUBLIC OFFICE COMMISSION .... 2,073 2,234 8%C - OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER / OFFICE OF THE

COMMISSIONER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION …. 3,197 3,292 3%

Gross Total :- 11,597 12,174 5%Deduct :- D - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 420 456 9%

Net Total :- 11,177 11,718 5%



Change 2019 over


(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 8,693 9,029 4%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 53 61 15%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 354 398 12%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 39 42 8%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 452 1,044 -(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 129 406 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 1,217 434 -64%(viii) LEGAL FEES .... 650 750 15%(ix) REFERENDUM COMMISSION …. 10 10 -

Gross Total :- 11,597 12,174 5%


Office of the Ombudsman

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Ombudsman, the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments, the Standards in Public Office Commission, the Office of the Information Commissioner and the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information.

Eleven million, seven hundred and eighteen thousand euro(€11,718,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Ombudsman.




193

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GARDA SÍOCHÁNA

I.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT AND SERVE …. 1,588,769 61,440 1,650,209 1,667,736 92,340 1,760,076 7%

Gross Total :- 1,588,769 61,440 1,650,209 1,667,736 92,340 1,760,076 7%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 107,687 - 107,687 105,268 - 105,268 -2%

Net Total :- 1,481,082 61,440 1,542,522 1,562,468 92,340 1,654,808 7%


Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 1,034,409 1,112,847 8%Associated Public Service employees .... 17,400 17,700 2%Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 308,207 313,455 2%Associated Public Service pensioners .... 10,849 10,849 -

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 1,056,678 - 1,056,678 1,121,909 - 1,121,909 6%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 15,100 - 15,100 15,100 - 15,100 -(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 11,636 - 11,636 11,636 - 11,636 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 39,447 - 39,447 39,447 - 39,447 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 3,254 38,154 41,408 4,754 60,339 65,093 57%(vi) MAINTENANCE OF GARDA PREMISES .... 642 - 642 642 - 642 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 261 - 261 261 - 261 -(viii) STATION SERVICES .... 17,801 - 17,801 17,801 - 17,801 -(ix) GARDA RESERVE …. 1,395 - 1,395 1,395 - 1,395 -

Gross Total :- 1,146,214 38,154 1,184,368 1,212,945 60,339 1,273,284 8%

TotalADMINISTRATION


Total





Garda Síochána

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019, for the salaries and expenses of the Garda Síochána, including pensions, etc.; for the payment of certain witnesses' expenses, and for payment of certain grants.

One thousand, six hundred and fifty-four million, eight hundred and eight thousand euro(€1,654,808,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by An Garda Síochána.


194

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PRISONS

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - ADMINISTRATION AND PROVISION OF SAFE, SECURE, HUMANE AND REHABILITATIVE CUSTODY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SENT TO PRISON …. 316,841 24,330 341,171 326,682 32,330 359,012 5%

Gross Total :- 316,841 24,330 341,171 326,682 32,330 359,012 5%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 12,976 12,976 9,476 - 9,476 -27%

Net Total :- 303,865 24,330 328,195 317,206 32,330 349,536 7%



Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 249,283 - 249,283 256,124 - 256,124 3%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 1,816 - 1,816 1,816 - 1,816 -(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND


IT SERVICES .... 4,600 980 5,580 4,600 1,480 6,080 9%(vi) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR


Gross Total :- 261,459 980 262,439 268,300 1,480 269,780 3%

Prisons

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Prison Service, and other expenses in connection with prisons, including places of detention, and for payment of certain grants.

Three hundred and forty-nine million, five hundred and thirty six thousand euro(€349,536,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Justice and Equality.


Total




TotalADMINISTRATION



195

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I.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - MANAGE THE COURTS AND SUPPORTTHE JUDICIARY …. 82,558 49,017 131,575 86,888 51,517 138,405 5%

Gross Total :- 82,558 49,017 131,575 86,888 51,517 138,405 5%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 47,969 - 47,969 47,781 - 47,781 -

Net Total :- 34,589 49,017 83,606 39,107 51,517 90,624 8%



Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 110 111 1%Associated Public Service pensioners .... 1 1 -

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %



IT SERVICES .... 600 8,174 8,774 600 8,920 9,520 9%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 16,576 - 16,576 18,076 - 18,076 9%(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR -

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 100 - 100 100 - 100 -Gross Total :- 82,558 8,174 90,732 86,888 8,920 95,808 6%





Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Courts Service.



(€90,624,000)

Courts Service

COURTS SERVICE

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for such of the salaries and expenses of the Courts Service and of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Special Criminal Court, the Circuit Court and the District Court and of certain other minor services as are not charged to the Central Fund.

Ninty million, six hundred and twenty four thousand euro

196

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I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - MANAGE THE LAND REGISTRY ANDTHE REGISTRY OF DEEDS …. 28,743 560 29,303 30,499 560 31,059 6%

Gross Total :- 28,743 560 29,303 30,499 560 31,059 6%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 569 - 569 610 - 610 7%

Net Total :- 28,174 560 28,734 29,889 560 30,449 6%



Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 1,500 - 1,500 1,500 - 1,500 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 800 - 800 900 - 900 13%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 1,257 560 1,817 1,557 560 2,117 17%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 462 - 462 512 - 512 11%(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR


Gross Total :- 28,743 560 29,303 30,499 560 31,059 6%





Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Property Registration Authority.



(€30,449,000)

Property Registration Authority

PROPERTY REGISTRATION AUTHORITY

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Property Registration Authority.

Thirty million, four hundred and forty-nine thousand euro

197

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JUSTICE AND EQUALITY

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - LEADERSHIP IN AND OVERSIGHT OF JUSTICEAND EQUALITY POLICY AND DELIVERY …. 48,862 203 49,065 64,391 203 64,594 32%

B - A SAFE, SECURE IRELAND .... 156,578 9,138 165,716 174,384 43,638 218,022 32%C - ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL .... 53,869 2 53,871 55,438 2 55,440 3%D - AN EQUAL AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY .... 25,699 5 25,704 28,250 5 28,255 10%E - AN EFFICIENT RESPONSIVE AND FAIR IMMIGRATION

ASYLUM AND CITIZENSHIP SYSTEM …. 149,815 72 149,887 158,145 72 158,217 6%

Gross Total :- 434,823 9,420 444,243 480,608 43,920 524,528 18%Deduct :- F - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 74,464 - 74,464 75,664 - 75,664 2%

Net Total :- 360,359 9,420 369,779 404,944 43,920 448,864 21%


Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 157,272 167,288 6%Associated Public Service employees .... 2,763 3,066 11%Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 771 735 -5%Associated Public Service pensioners .... 65 62 -5%

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %



IT SERVICES .... 6,544 191 6,735 6,544 191 6,735 -(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 1,633 - 1,633 1,633 - 1,633 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 73 - 73 73 - 73 -(viii) RESEARCH .... 282 - 282 282 - 282 -(ix) FINANCIAL SHARED SERVICES …. 6,534 159 6,693 6,601 159 6,760 1%(x) JUSTICE AND POLICING TRANSFORMATION

PROGRAMME …. - - - 10,000 - 10,000 -

Gross Total :- 40,722 350 41,072 52,684 350 53,034 29%

TotalADMINISTRATION





Justice and Equality

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Probation Service staff and of certain other services including payments under cash-limited schemes administered by that Office, and payment of certain grants.

Four hundred and forty-eight million, eight hundred and sixty-four thousand euro(€448,864,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Justice and Equality.


Total


198

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I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %A - IRISH HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUALITY COMMISSION FUNCTION .... 6,603 100 6,703 6,651 100 6,751 1%

6,603 100 6,703 6,651 100 6,751 1%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 115 - 115 89 - 89 -23%

6,488 100 6,588 6,562 100 6,662 1%



Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 3,610 - 3,610 3,658 - 3,658 1%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 80 - 80 80 - 80 -(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 1,927 - 1,927 1,927 - 1,927 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 122 - 122 122 - 122 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL IT SERVICES …. 100 65 165 100 65 165 -(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 465 35 500 465 35 500 -(vIi) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR MONEY

AND POLICY REVIEW …. 299 - 299 299 - 299 -

Gross Total :- 6,603 100 6,703 6,651 100 6,751 1%


Current CurrentADMINISTRATION



Capital Total Capital Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

Current Current


Capital Total Capital Total

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

(€6,662,000)

IRISH HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUALITY COMMISSION

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and for payment of certain grants.

Six million, six hundred and sixty-two thousand euro

199

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I.

II.

Change2019over2018

PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 % A - FIRST, SECOND AND EARLY YEARS' EDUCATION …. 6,962,818 35,351 6,998,169 7,312,099 57,652 7,369,751 5%B - SKILLS DEVELOPMENT * …. 370,282 6,226 376,508 423,716 13,176 436,892 16%C - HIGHER EDUCATION * …. 1,565,452 40,702 1,606,154 1,572,133 47,770 1,619,903 1%D - CAPITAL SERVICES …. 29,140 663,071 692,211 29,311 822,402 851,713 23%

Gross Total :- 8,927,692 745,350 9,673,042 9,337,259 941,000 10,278,259 6%

Deduct :- E - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 513,645 2,850 516,495 480,391 500 480,891 -7%

Net Total :- 8,414,047 742,500 9,156,547 8,856,868 940,500 9,797,368 7%


Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 5,754,610 5,948,440 3%Associated Public Service employees .... 108,256 110,071 2%

Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 989,330 1,161,250 17%Associated Public Service pensioners .... 47,442 48,869 3%

Change2019


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 % (i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES …. 63,480 - 63,480 64,793 - 64,793 2%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 1,761 - 1,761 1,761 - 1,761 -(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 1,742 - 1,742 1,742 - 1,742 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SERVICES .... 2,200 - 2,200 2,200 - 2,200 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 4,439 1,800 6,239 4,439 3,000 7,439 19%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 1,951 - 1,951 1,951 - 1,951 -(vii) CONSULTANCY AND OTHER SERVICES …. 130 - 130 130 - 130 -(viii) NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL

SERVICE …. 19,795 - 19,795 20,756 - 20,756 5%Gross Total :- 95,498 1,800 97,298 97,772 3,000 100,772 4%

* Allocations for Programme B - Skills Development and Programme C- Higher Education, are affected by the reallocation of programmes between the National Training Fund and the Vote, as recommended by the independent review of the NTF. When the Voted and National Training Fund expenditure are both taken into account the increases in total expenditure for 2019 over 2018 is 5.4% for Skills Development and 6.1% for Higher Education programmes.




Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills.



(€9,797,368,000)


26

EDUCATION AND SKILLSEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills, for certain services administered by that Office, and for the payments of certain grants.

Nine thousand, seven hundred and ninety-seven million, three hundred and sixty-eight thousand euro

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Change

2019over2018

€000 €000 %INCOME :

National Training Fund Levy …. 553,756 684,824 24%European Social Fund …. 5,000 59,000 -European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) …. - - -Other Income …. - - -Investment Account Income ….. 125 - -Bank Interest Received ….. 12 6 -50%

Total Income :- 558,893 743,830 33%,

EXPENDITURE Programmes for those in EmploymentApprenticeship 122,000 142,273 17%Training Networks Programme …. 19,530 25,649 31%Traineeships …. 1,500 2,900 93%Training Grants to Industry …. 6,500 6,500 -Community & Voluntary Organisations …. 375 600 60%Employee and Continuing Professional Development .... 75 14,250 -Regional Skills Innovation …. 1,000 800 -20%Springboard+ …. - 6,888 - - Workplace Basic Education Fund …. 3,000 - -

Total 153,980 199,860 30%

Skills acquisition for the purposes of taking up EmploymentSOLAS Training People for Employment …. 182,502 125,266 -31%Enterprise Focused Higher Education …. 37,000 120,100 225%Springboard+ (b) …. 30,438 27,550 -9%Training Networks Programme …. 2,170 2,351 8%European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) …. 50 50 -Technical Employment Support Grant …. 3,200 2,800 -13%Community Employment Training …. 4,200 4,200 -

Total 259,560 282,317 -

Provision of Information on Skills Requirements

Provision of Information on Skills Requirements …. 1,860 2,223 20%Total 1,860 2,223 20%

Bank Charges and Interest 50 50 -

Total Expenditure :- 415,450 484,450 17%

Surplus/ (Deficit) for the year 143,443 259,380 -

Balance brought forward at 1st January 2018 282,162

Surplus Carried Forward as at 31 December 2018 (Projected) 425,605Surplus Carried Forward as at 31 December 2019 (Projected) - 684,985

(a)

(b) The ICT conversion funding has been included with Springboard+

Expenditure under the National Training Fund is allocated to organisations that operate schemes to raise the skills of those in employment or to provide training to those who wish to acquire skills for the purpose of taking up employment, or to provide information in relation to existing, or likely future, requirements for skills in the economy.

Education and SkillsEstimate of Income and Expenditure of the National Training Fund (a)


Current Current

201

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I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %A - WORK ON POVERTY AND HUNGER REDUCTION …. 497,626 2,500 500,126 542,426 2,500 544,926 9%

Gross Total :- 497,626 2,500 500,126 542,426 2,500 544,926 9%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 1,170 - 1,170 1,100 - 1,100 -6%

Net Total :- (a) 496,456 2,500 498,956 541,326 2,500 543,826 9%



Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 16,261 - 16,261 17,266 - 17,266 6%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 1,700 - 1,700 1,900 - 1,900 12%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 1,600 200 1,800 1,700 400 2,100 17%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 1,500 50 1,550 1,700 150 1,850 19%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 1,400 20 1,420 1,400 150 1,550 9%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 4,200 2,230 6,430 4,200 1,800 6,000 -7%(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 500 - 500 500 - 500 -(viii) PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND

ACCOMMODATION …. 1,800 - 1,800 1,900 - 1,900 6%Gross Total :- 28,961 2,500 31,461 30,566 2,500 33,066 5%

(a)

(€543,826,000)

International Co-operation

INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for certain Official Development Assistance, including certain grants, and for contributions to certain International Organisations involved in Development Assistance and for salaries and expenses in connection therewith.

Five hundred and forty-three million, eight hundred and twenty-six thousand euro

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.






This allocation combined with expenditure of approximately €272 million, comprising allocations from other Government Departments and Ireland’s share of the EU Budget (Development Cooperation) constitutes total Official Development Assistance


202

[28] [28]28

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - TO SERVE OUR PEOPLE AT HOME AND ABROADAND TO PROMOTE RECONCILIATION ANDCO-OPERATION ("OUR PEOPLE") …. 73,383 5,500 78,883 76,505 5,500 82,005 4%

B - TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE IRELAND'S INTERESTS IN EUROPE ("OUR PLACE IN EUROPE") …. 27,346 - 27,346 31,123 - 31,123 14%

C - TO WORK FOR A FAIRER MORE JUST, SECURE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD ("OUR VALUES") …. 51,598 - 51,598 52,827 - 52,827 2%

D - TO PROMOTE OUR ECONOMIC INTERESTSINTERNATIONALLY ("OUR PROSPERITY") …. 34,139 - 34,139 35,852 4,000 39,852 17%

E - TO STRENGHTEN OUR CAPACITY TO DELIVEROUR GOALS ("OUR INFLUENCE") …. 41,175 5,000 46,175 42,644 9,000 51,644 12%

Gross Total :- 227,641 10,500 238,141 238,951 18,500 257,451 8%Deduct :- F - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 45,243 - 45,243 44,952 - 44,952 -1%

Net Total :- 182,398 10,500 192,898 193,999 18,500 212,499 10%



Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 3,748 400 4,148 3,748 - 3,748 -10%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 5,786 - 5,786 5,786 - 5,786 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 21,928 7,600 29,528 22,828 5,500 28,328 -4%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 24,319 2,500 26,819 25,319 13,000 38,319 43%(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 100 - 100 100 - 100 -(viii) POSTINGS SUPPORTS …. 10,297 - 10,297 10,297 - 10,297

Gross Total :- 165,335 10,500 175,835 175,645 18,500 194,145 10%





Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.



(€212,499,000)

Foreign Affairs and Trade

FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and for certain services administered by that Office, including grants and contributions to International Organisations.

Two hundred and twelve million, four hundred and ninety-nine thousand euro

203

[29] [29]29

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - COMMUNICATIONS …. 13,232 26,800 40,032 13,050 74,414 87,464 118%B - BROADCASTING .... 253,076 2,024 255,100 262,610 2,023 264,633 4%C - ENERGY .... 30,338 130,714 161,052 32,808 131,636 164,444 2%D - NATURAL RESOURCES .... 12,785 13,684 26,469 12,904 13,275 26,179 -1%E - INLAND FISHERIES .... 29,970 3,231 33,201 31,091 3,127 34,218 3%F - ENVIRONMENT AND WASTE MANAGEMENT 32,537 32,547 65,084 38,879 31,525 70,404 8%

Gross Total :- 371,938 209,000 580,938 391,342 256,000 647,342 11%Deduct :- G - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 237,855 - 237,855 242,318 - 242,318 2%

Net Total :- 134,083 209,000 343,083 149,024 256,000 405,024 18%


Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 60,861 63,494 4%Associated Public Service employees .... * 1,553 1,592 3%

Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 6,448 6,506 1%Associated Public Service pensioners .... 405 416 3%

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %



IT SERVICES .... 2,244 1,000 3,244 2,245 949 3,194 -2%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 963 - 963 963 - 963 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 1,801 - 1,801 1,801 - 1,801 -(viii) EQUIPMENT, STORES AND MAINTENANCE …. 245 51 296 245 51 296 -

Gross Total :- 33,939 1,051 34,990 34,433 1,000 35,433 1%

* Included in this amount are 267 non-exchequer funded employees and 53 co funded North-South agency employees.





(€405,024,000)

Communications, Climate Action and Environment

COMMUNICATIONS, CLIMATE ACTION AND ENVIRONMENT

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants.

Four hundred and five million and twenty-four thousand euro

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.



204

[30] [30]

I.

II.

Change2019over2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A. - FOOD SAFETY, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AND ANIMAL WELFARE …. 221,988 3,590 225,578 242,620 3,485 246,105 9%

B. - FARM/SECTOR SUPPORTS AND CONTROLS …. 640,736 158,025 798,761 677,498 160,746 838,244 5%C. - POLICY AND STRATEGY …. 337,457 30,041 367,498 330,102 34,055 364,157 -1%D. - SEAFOOD SECTOR … 84,568 56,506 141,074 90,780 56,714 147,494 5%

Gross Total :- 1,284,749 248,162 1,532,911 1,341,000 255,000 1,596,000 4%

Deduct :- E. - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID …. 282,070 - 282,070 388,237 - 388,237 38%

Net Total :- 1,002,679 248,162 1,250,841 952,763 255,000 1,207,763 -3%

Net Decrease (€000) (43,078)

Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 248,810 258,572 4%Associated Public Service employees ….. 4,825 4,987 3%

Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 51,102 52,778 3%Associated Public Service pensioners ….. 1,938 1,940 0%

Change2019


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 % (i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES …. 177,115 - 177,115 182,748 - 182,748 3%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 7,200 - 7,200 7,999 - 7,999 11%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 5,950 - 5,950 6,396 - 6,396 7%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SERVICES .... 4,654 - 4,654 4,954 - 4,954 6%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 31,931 3,350 35,281 36,607 3,001 39,608 12%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 6,435 750 7,185 6,820 1,000 7,820 9%(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 208 - 208 208 - 208 -(viii) SUPPLEMENTARY MEASURES TO PROTECT THE FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF THE EU .... 852 - 852 852 - 852 -(ix) LABORATORY SERVICES …. 4,800 1,300 6,100 4,900 1,250 6,150 1%

Gross Total :- 239,145 5,400 244,545 251,484 5,251 256,735 5%

(€1,207,763,000)

Agriculture, Food and the Marine

30

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, including certain services administered by that Office, and of the Irish Land Commission and for payment of certain grants and subsidies and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes and the remediation of Haulbowline Island.

One thousand, two hundred and seven million, seven hundred and sixty three thousand euro

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.





TotalFunctional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in above Programme allocations.


205

[31] [31]31

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - CIVIL AVIATION .... 23,207 4,920 28,127 26,923 10,590 37,513 33%B - LAND TRANSPORT .... 417,916 1,242,591 1,660,507 440,163 1,493,080 1,933,243 16%C - MARITIME TRANSPORT AND SAFETY .... 89,998 5,968 95,966 93,476 8,302 101,778 6%D - SPORTS AND RECREATION SERVICES .... 57,930 53,450 111,380 64,548 61,522 126,070 13%E - TOURISM SERVICES .... 113,850 19,955 133,805 129,448 39,531 168,979 26%

Gross Total :- 702,901 1,326,884 2,029,785 754,558 1,613,025 2,367,583 17%Deduct :- F - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 23,679 798 24,477 23,964 1,000 24,964 2%

Net Total :- 679,222 1,326,086 2,005,308 730,594 1,612,025 2,342,619 17%



Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 10,563 10,553 -

Associated Public Service pensioners .... 530 564 6%

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %



IT SERVICES .... 884 700 1,584 884 1,995 2,879 82%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 564 - 564 564 - 564 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 599 - 599 1,399 - 1,399 134%Gross Total :- 38,472 700 39,172 41,629 1,995 43,624 11%





Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.



(€2,342,619,000)

Transport, Tourism and Sport

TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND SPORT

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December, 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, including certain services administered by that Office, for payment of certain grants and certain other services.

Two thousand, three hundred and forty-two million, six hundred and nineteen thousand euro

206

[32] [32]32

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - JOBS AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT .... 205,925 227,195 433,120 214,425 251,945 466,370 8%B - INNOVATION .... 28,293 327,805 356,098 29,829 368,055 397,884 12%C - REGULATION .... 81,742 - 81,742 85,983 - 85,983 5%

Gross Total :- 315,960 555,000 870,960 330,237 620,000 950,237 9%Deduct :- D - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 51,500 500 52,000 51,500 500 52,000 -

Net Total :- 264,460 554,500 818,960 278,737 619,500 898,237 10%



Associated Public Service employees .... 2,474 2,779 12%

Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 43,983 43,983 0%

Associated Public Service pensioners .... 1,693 1,760 4%

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 26,253 - 26,253 28,370 - 28,370 8%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 647 - 647 647 - 647 -(iii) LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND


IT SERVICES .... 4,010 - 4,010 4,010 - 4,010 -(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 980 - 980 980 - 980 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 1,100 - 1,100 1,100 - 1,100 -(viii) ADVERTISING AND INFORMATION RESOURCES .... 250 - 250 250 - 250 -

Gross Total :- 34,640 - 34,640 36,757 - 36,757 6%

(€898,237,000)

Business Enterprise and Innovation

BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, including certain services administered by that Office, for the payment of certain subsidies and grants and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes.

Eight hundred and ninety-eight million, two hundred and thirty-seven thousand euro

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.







207

[33] [33]33

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - CULTURE …. 137,571 29,730 167,301 148,228 41,730 189,958 14%B - HERITAGE .... 36,742 10,404 47,146 38,727 15,604 54,331 15%C - IRISH LANGUAGE, GAELTACHT AND ISLANDS ... . 38,100 10,467 48,567 40,805 13,467 54,272 12%D - NORTH-SOUTH CO-OPERATION .... 36,246 3,699 39,945 35,899 4,499 40,398 1%, , , ,

Gross Total :- 248,659 54,300 302,959 263,659 75,300 338,959 12%Deduct :- E - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 4,200 - 4,200 3,764 - 3,764 -10%

Net Total :- 244,459 54,300 298,759 259,895 75,300 335,195 12%



Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 7,524 7,624 1%Associated Public Service pensioners .... 447 456 2%

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 987 - 987 987 - 987 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 610 - 610 610 - 610 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 1,342 644 1,986 1,342 645 1,987 -(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 775 - 775 775 - 775 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR


Gross Total :- 36,467 644 37,111 38,967 645 39,612 7%

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht


Total Current Capital



(€335,195,000)

Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND THE GAELTACHT

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies and grants.

Three hundred and thirty-five million, one hundred and ninety-five thousand euro

TotalCurrent Capital


TotalADMINISTRATION


208

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HOUSING, PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

I.

II.

Change2019over2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - HOUSING .... 762,780 1,065,419 1,828,199 965,865 1,335,887 2,301,752 26%B - WATER SERVICES .... 669,866 531,918 1,201,784 633,551 661,911 1,295,462 8%C - LOCAL GOVERNMENT .... 136,148 9,942 146,090 199,876 12,486 212,362 45%D - PLANNING .... 45,077 17,956 63,033 54,634 94,806 149,440 137%E - MET ÉIREANN .... 19,028 5,750 24,778 20,962 7,500 28,462 15%

Gross Total :- 1,632,899 1,630,985 3,263,884 1,874,888 2,112,590 3,987,478 22%Deduct :-F - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 63,266 - 63,266 61,175 - 61,175 -3%

Net Total :- 1,569,633 1,630,985 3,200,618 1,813,713 2,112,590 3,926,303 23%


Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 16,093 32,509 102%Associated Public Service employees* .... 1,110 1,460 32%

Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 1,333 5,278 296%Associated Public Service pensioners* .... 165 304 84%

Change2019over2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 2,165 - 2,165 2,317 - 2,317 7%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 1,187 - 1,187 1,334 - 1,334 12%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 4,357 6,200 10,557 7,586 7,500 15,086 43%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 1,431 1,300 2,731 1,598 3,000 4,598 68%(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 50 - 50 38 - 38 -24%

(viii) RESEARCH (STATISTICS AND ECONOMICS) …. 125 - 125 226 - 226 81%

(ix) PROTECTED DISCLOSURES (INVESTIGATION SERVICES) …. - - - 200 - 200 -

(x) RECRUITMENT & HR OPERATIONS …. - - - 120 - 120 -Gross Total :- 57,257 7,500 64,757 64,178 10,500 74,678 15%

*

Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, including grants to Local Authorities, grants and other expenses in connection with housing, water services, miscellaneous schemes, subsidies and grants.

Three thousand, nine hundred and sixteen million, three hundred and three thousand euro(€3,926,303,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.


Total






These figures include a number of Non-Commercial State Agencies (NCSAs) that are not in direct receipt of Exchequer funding but whose staff are included here.

209

[35] [35]35

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - PROVISION FOR DEFENCE FORCES' PENSION BENEFITS .... 239,133 - 239,133 249,133 - 249,133 4%

Gross Total :- 239,133 - 239,133 249,133 - 249,133 4%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 5,000 - 5,000 5,000 - 5,000 -

Net Total :- 234,133 - 234,133 244,133 - 244,133 4%


Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 67 67 -Associated Public Service employees .... 1 1 -

Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 233,966 243,966 4%Associated Public Service pensioners * .... 13,224 13,307 1%

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 70 - 70 70 - 70 -Gross Total :- 70 - 70 70 - 70 -

*






ADMINISTRATION

Some pensioners are in receipt of both an occupational pension and a disablement pension and are therefore included twice.

(€244,133,000)

Army Pensions

ARMY PENSIONS

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for retired pay, pensions, compensation, allowances and gratuities payable under sundry statutes to or in respect of members of the Defence Forces and certain other Military Organisations, etc., and for sundry contributions and expenses in connection therewith; for certain extra-statutory children's allowances and other payments and for sundry grants.

Two hundred and forty-four million, one hundred and thirty-three thousand euro

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Defence.


Current Capital

210

[36] [36]36

I.

II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - DEFENCE POLICY AND SUPPORT, MILITARYCAPABILITIES AND OPERATIONAL OUTPUTS .... 630,348 77,000 707,348 638,848 106,000 744,848 5%

Gross Total :- 630,348 77,000 707,348 638,848 106,000 744,848 5%Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 19,285 1,250 20,535 21,485 1,250 22,735 11%

Net Total :- 611,063 75,750 686,813 617,363 104,750 722,113 5%


Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 495,877 500,477 1%Associated Public Service employees .... 10,440 10,440 -

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 315 - 315 315 - 315 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 600 60 660 600 60 660 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 2,485 390 2,875 2,485 390 2,875 -(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 950 - 950 950 - 950 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 190 - 190 190 - 190 -Gross Total :- 23,990 450 24,440 24,090 450 24,540 0%





Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Defence.



(€722,113,000)

Defence

DEFENCEEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Defence, including certain services administered by that Office; for the pay and expenses of the Defence Forces; and for payment of certain grants.

Seven hundred and twenty-two million, one hundred and thirteen thousand euro

211

[37] [37]37

I.

II.

Change2019over2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEMES, SERVICES,ADMINISTRATION AND PAYMENT TOSOCIAL INSURANCE FUND:

- Administration …. 526,200 10,000 536,200 555,517 14,000 569,517 6%- Pensions …. 996,790 - 996,790 1,022,075 - 1,022,075 3%- Working Age - Income Supports …. 2,581,485 - 2,581,485 2,384,595 - 2,384,595 -8%- Working Age - Employment Supports …. 782,805 - 782,805 723,540 - 723,540 -8%- Illness, Disability and Carers …. 2,745,030 - 2,745,030 2,943,820 - 2,943,820 7%- Children …. 2,625,370 - 2,625,370 2,632,960 - 2,632,960 0%- Supplementary Payments, etc. …. 568,965 - 568,965 549,766 - 549,766 -3%- Subvention to the Social Insurance Fund …. - - - - - - -

Gross Total :- 10,826,645 10,000 10,836,645 10,812,273 14,000 10,826,273 -0%Deduct :-B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 209,520 - 209,520 216,030 - 216,030 -

Net Total :- 10,617,125 10,000 10,627,125 10,596,243 14,000 10,610,243 -0%

Net Decrease (€000) (16,882)

Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 296,348 299,932 1%Associated Public Service employees .... 6,235 6,046 -3%

Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 705 533 -24%Associated Public Service pensioners .... 72 74 3%

Change2019over2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 17,517 - 17,517 15,687 - 15,687 -10%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 15,800 - 15,800 16,400 - 16,400 4%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 39,390 6,800 46,190 52,790 8,800 61,590 33%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 15,100 3,000 18,100 14,950 5,000 19,950 10%(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES …. 700 - 700 2,100 - 2,100 200%(viii) PAYMENTS FOR AGENCY SERVICES .... 119,820 - 119,820 128,500 - 128,500 7%(ix) eGOVERNMENT RELATED PROJECTS …. 12,000 200 12,200 16,200 200 16,400 34%

Gross Total :- 526,200 10,000 536,200 555,517 14,000 569,517 6%

(€10,610,243,000)

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection.



Employment Affairs and Social Protection

EMPLOYMENT AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL PROTECTIONEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, for certain services administered by that Office, for payments to the Social Insurance Fund and for certain grants.

Ten thousand, six hundred and ten million, two hundred and forty-three thousand euro



TotalADMINISTRATION



212

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Change2019over2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(1) VOTE 37: SOCIAL PROTECTION

Gross Total :- 10,826,645 10,000 10,836,645 10,812,273 14,000 10,826,273 0%

Less: Payment to the Social Insurance Fund underSection 9(9)(a) of the Social WelfareConsolidation Act 2005 … - - - 0 - 0 -

Administration expenses recovered by Vote 37 from the Social Insurance Fund .... 113,940 - 113,940 121,910 - 121,910 -

Subtotal:- 10,712,705 10,000 10,722,705 10,690,363 14,000 10,704,363 0%

(2) SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND .... 9,288,606 - 9,288,606 9,793,161 - 9,793,161 5%

(3) TOTAL EXPENDITURE - VOTE 37 and SIF (1) + (2) .... 20,001,311 10,000 20,011,311 20,483,524 14,000 20,497,524 -

TOTAL EXPENDITURE BROKEN DOWN BY ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAMME

ADMINISTRATION* …. 619,200 10,000 629,200 651,608 14,000 665,608 6%PENSIONS …. 7,571,360 - 7,571,360 8,041,130 - 8,041,130 6%WORKING AGE - INCOME SUPPORTS …. 3,365,825 - 3,365,825 3,193,760 - 3,193,760 -5%WORKING AGE - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS …. 782,805 - 782,805 723,540 - 723,540 -8%ILLNESS, DISABILITY AND CARERS …. 4,203,900 - 4,203,900 4,412,990 - 4,412,990 5%CHILDREN …. 2,644,190 - 2,644,190 2,654,370 - 2,654,370 0%SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS, ETC …. 814,031 - 814,031 806,126 - 806,126 -1%

Total Expenditure :- 20,001,311 10,000 20,011,311 20,483,524 14,000 20,497,524 2%

*

EMPLOYMENT AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

Total Expenditure on Social Protection Administration includes payments to other Votes and payment for An Post Agency Services from the Social Insurance Fund.



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2018 2019 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000

- ADMINISTRATION:6,235 6,046 A.1 - ADMINISTRATION - PAY …. 300,873 - 300,873 303,890 - 303,890

A.2 - ADMINISTRATION - NON-PAY …. 225,327 10,000 235,327 251,627 14,000 265,627Subtotal:- 526,200 10,000 536,200 555,517 14,000 569,517

- PENSIONS:A.3 - STATE PENSION (NON-CONTRIBUTORY) …. 996,790 - 996,790 1,022,075 - 1,022,075

Subtotal:- 996,790 - 996,790 1,022,075 - 1,022,075

- WORKING AGE - INCOME SUPPORTS:A.4 - JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE …. 1,837,060 - 1,837,060 1,606,770 - 1,606,770A.5 - ONE-PARENT FAMILY PAYMENT …. 501,730 - 501,730 527,700 - 527,700A.6 - WIDOWS'/ WIDOWERS' / SURVIVING CIVIL

PARTNER'S (NON-CONTRIBUTORY)PENSION …. 13,180 - 13,180 13,670 - 13,670

A.7 - DESERTED WIFE'S ALLOWANCE …. 1,120 - 1,120 955 - 955A.8 - BASIC SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE

ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS …. 103,340 - 103,340 106,540 - 106,540A.9 - FARM ASSIST SCHEME …. 74,135 - 74,135 72,050 - 72,050A.10 - EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS AND URGENT

PAYMENTS …. 36,420 - 36,420 38,775 - 38,775A.11 - OTHER WORKING AGE - INCOME SUPPORTS .. 14,500 - 14,500 18,135 - 18,135

Subtotal:- 2,581,485 - 2,581,485 2,384,595 - 2,384,595

A.12 - COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME .... 350,030 - 350,030 345,115 - 345,115A.13 - RURAL SOCIAL SCHEME …. 51,045 - 51,045 53,115 - 53,115A.14 - TÚS …. 100,100 - 100,100 95,000 - 95,000A.15 - JOB INITIATIVE …. 18,520 - 18,520 17,490 - 17,490A.16 - BACK TO WORK ENTERPRISE ALLOWANCE .... 101,680 - 101,680 70,360 - 70,360A.17 - YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT

SCHEME .... 1,000 - 1,000 5,000 - 5,000A.18 - BACK TO EDUCATION ALLOWANCE …. 72,950 - 72,950 61,670 - 61,670A.19 - BACK TO WORK FAMILY DIVIDEND …. 20,740 - 20,740 21,270 - 21,270A.20 - JOBSPLUS …. 30,000 - 30,000 20,200 - 20,200A.21 - LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE …. 19,300 - 19,300 19,300 - 19,300A.22 - JOBS CLUBS …. 5,400 - 5,400 5,400 - 5,400A.23 - OTHER WORKING AGE - EMPLOYMENT

SUPPORTS …. 12,040 - 12,040 9,620 - 9,620, ,Subtotal:- 782,805 - 782,805 723,540 - 723,540

A.24 - DISABILITY ALLOWANCE …. 1,543,150 - 1,543,150 1,649,990 - 1,649,990A.25 - BLIND PENSION …. 13,370 - 13,370 13,625 - 13,625A.26 - CARER'S ALLOWANCE …. 789,130 - 789,130 839,960 - 839,960A.27 - DOMICILIARY CARE ALLOWANCE …. 153,140 - 153,140 182,235 - 182,235A.29 - CARER'S SUPPORT GRANT …. 207,690 - 207,690 217,930 - 217,930A.28 - DISABILITY ACTIVATION SUPPORTS …. 15,390 - 15,390 15,360 - 15,360A.30 - WAGE SUBSIDY SCHEME …. 23,160 - 23,160 24,720 - 24,720

Subtotal:- 2,745,030 - 2,745,030 2,943,820 - 2,943,820

A.31 - CHILD BENEFIT …. 2,083,750 - 2,083,750 2,097,460 - 2,097,460A.32 - WORKING FAMILY PAYMENT …. 431,300 - 431,300 416,440 - 416,440A.33 - BACK-TO-SCHOOL CLOTHING AND

FOOTWEAR ALLOWANCE …. 49,530 - 49,530 56,270 - 56,270A.34 - SCHOOL MEALS SCHEMES .... 54,000 - 54,000 55,000 - 55,000A.35 - CHILD RELATED PAYMENTS .... 6,790 - 6,790 7,790 - 7,790

Subtotal:- 2,625,370 - 2,625,370 2,632,960 - 2,632,960

A.36 - RENT SUPPLEMENT …. 179,500 - 179,500 132,395 - 132,395A.37 - TELEPHONE SUPPORT ALLOWANCE …. 4,399 - 4,399 7,540 - 7,540A.38 - HOUSEHOLD BENEFITS PACKAGE …. 85,941 - 85,941 89,873 - 89,873A.39 - FREE TRAVEL …. 90,000 - 90,000 95,000 - 95,000A.40 - FUEL ALLOWANCE …. 138,544 - 138,544 150,292 - 150,292A.41 - GRANT TO THE CITIZENS INFORMATION

BOARD .... 57,410 - 57,410 59,260 - 59,260A.42- MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES …. 12,691 - 12,691 14,916 - 14,916A.43- LOW PAY COMMISSION …. 480 - 480 490 - 490

Subtotal:- 568,965 - 568,965 549,766 - 549,766

A.44 - PAYMENT TO THE SOCIAL INSURANCEFUND UNDER SECTION 9(9) (a) OF THE SOCIALWELFARE CONSOLIDATION ACT 2005 …. - - - - - -

Subtotal:- - - - - - 0Programme Total:- 10,826,645 10,000 10,836,645 10,812,273 14,000 10,826,273


Employment Affairs and Social ProtectionDetails of Programmes - Objectives, Outputs and Financial & Human Resources


A - SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEMES, SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION AND PAYMENT TO SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND

High Level Goal: Place the client at the centre of all the Department’s activities by providing targeted income support, training referral and employment services as required, based on individual needs and circumstances, and attain better outcomes in tackling poverty.

- ILLNESS, DISABILITY AND CARERS:

Current Capital Total CurrentNumbers

- WORKING AGE - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS:

Capital Total

- SUBVENTION TO THE SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND:

- CHILDREN:

- SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS, AGENCIES AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES:

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Change2019over2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %Income:

Income from Contributions .... 10,320,490 10,320,490 11,202,900 11,202,900 9%Overpayment Recoveries .... 10,000 10,000 9,200 9,200 -8%Redundancy and Insolvency Recoveries fromEmployers .... 4,440 4,440 6,260 6,260 41%Recovery of Benefits from Insurance CompensationAwards …. 22,400 22,400 21,200 21,200 -5%Other SIF Income …. 70 70 60 60 -14%

10,357,400 10,357,400 11,239,620 11,239,620 9%

Expenditure (current):Administration -Transfer to V37 (Dept of EmploymentAffairs and Social Protection) …. 113,940 113,940 121,910 121,910Transfer to Other Votes …. 74,000 74,000 73,992 73,992 -An Post …. 19,000 19,000 18,700 18,700 -Bank Charges …. - - 2,124 2,124 -Negative Interest …. - - 1,275 1,275 -

,206,940 - 206,940 218,001 - 218,001 -

Benefits -

PENSIONSState Pension (Contributory) .... 5,086,460 5,086,460 5,490,070 - 5,490,070 8%Widow(er's) and Surviving Civil Partners' - -Pension (Contrib) …. 1,478,790 1,478,790 1,518,960 - 1,518,960 3%Widow(er)s' and Surviving Civil Partners' -(Death Benefit) .... 9,320 9,320 10,025 - 10,025 8%

6,574,570 6,574,570 7,019,055 7,019,055 7%WORKING AGE - INCOME SUPPORTSJobseeker's Benefit .... 331,730 331,730 346,480 346,480 4%Deserted Wife's Benefit .... 72,540 72,540 72,120 72,120 -1%Maternity Benefit ..... 263,960 263,960 256,390 256,390 -3%Adoptive Benefit .... 350 350 135 135 -61%Paternity Benefit .... 15,820 15,820 13,185 13,185 -17%Health and Safety Benefit .... 450 450 445 445 -1%Redundancy and Insolvency Payments .... 23,890 23,890 21,975 21,975 -8%Treatment Benefits .... 75,600 75,600 98,435 98,435 30%

784,340 784,340 809,165 809,165 -

ILLNESS, DISABILITY AND CARERSIllness Benefit .... 606,260 606,260 609,100 609,100 -Injury Benefit .... 19,790 19,790 21,180 21,180 7%Invalidity Pension .... 702,530 702,530 704,930 704,930 0%Partial Capacity Benefit .... 17,520 17,520 19,370 19,370 13%Disablement Benefit .... 76,570 76,570 76,460 76,460 -Medical Care Scheme .... 270 270 300 300 11%Carer's Benefit .... 35,930 35,930 37,830 37,830 5%

1,458,870 - 1,458,870 1,469,170 - 1,469,170 1%CHILDRENGuardian's Payment (Contributory) …. 14,020 14,020 15,290 15,290 9%Widowed Parent / Surving Civil Partner Grant …. 4,800 4,800 6,120 6,120 28%

18,820 18,820 21,410 21,410 14%

Household Benefits Package .... 151,459 151,459 158,147 158,147 4%Fuel Allowance …. 88,606 88,606 89,638 89,638 1%Telephone Support Allowance …. 5,001 5,001 8,575 8,575 71%

245,066 - 245,066 256,360 - 256,360 5%

Total Schemes and Services:- 9,081,666 9,081,666 9,575,160 9,575,160 5%

Total Expenditure:- 9,288,606 9,288,606 9,793,161 9,793,161 5%

Excess of Expenditure over Income - - -Excess of Income over Expenditure 1,068,794 1,068,794 1,446,459 1,446,459 -

Subvention required from Vote 37 .... - - - - -

Total Income:-

Subtotal :-

Employment Affairs and Social ProtectionEstimate of Income and Expenditure of the Social Insurance Fund



SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS, AGENCIES AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

Subtotal :-

Subtotal :-

Subtotal :-

Subtotal :-

Subtotal :-

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2019over2018

ADMINISTRATION €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A.1 - SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 30,962 - 30,962 32,562 - 32,562 5%A.2 - TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 654 - 654 500 - 500 -24%A.3 - TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 1,150 - 1,150 1,300 - 1,300 13%A.4 - POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SERVICES .... 730 - 730 430 - 430 -41%A.5 - OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 3,350 473 3,823 1,750 473 2,223 -42%A.6 - OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 700 - 700 1,004 - 1,004 43%A.7 - CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 1,500 - 1,500 1,500 - 1,500 -

Subtotal :- 39,046 473 39,519 39,046 473 39,519 -

GRANTS

B.1 - GRANTS TO RESEARCH BODIES AND OTHER RESEARCH GRANTS .... 40,000 - 40,000 40,000 - 40,000 -

B.2 - HEALTHY IRELAND FUND .... 5,000 - 5,000 5,000 - 5,000 -B.3 - DRUGS INITIATIVE …. 6,987 - 6,987 6,987 - 6,987 -

Subtotal:- 51,987 - 51,987 51,987 - 51,987 -

OTHER SERVICES

C. - EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL BODIES ..... 3,100 - 3,100 3,100 - 3,100 -D. - STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY

INQUIRIES AND MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL FEES AND SETTLEMENTS .... 10,000 - 10,000 9,100 - 9,100 -9%E.1 - DEVELOPMENTAL, CONSULTATIVE,

SUPERVISORY, REGULATORY AND ADVISORY BODIES .... 69,118 - 69,118 109,131 - 109,131 58%E.2 - THE FOOD SAFETY PROMOTION BOARD .... 5,691 - 5,691 5,691 - 5,691 -E.3 - NATIONAL TREATMENT PURCHASE FUND …. 55,022 - 55,022 65,022 - 65,022 18%E.4 - IRELAND /NORTHERN IRELAND INTERREG .... 100 - 100 1,000 - 1,000 -F.1 - PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT

CAUSED BY THALIDOMIDE …. 745 - 745 745 - 745 -F.2 - PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF PERSONS

CLAIMING TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY VACCINATION …. 1 - 1 1 - 1 -F.3 - PAYMENT TO A SPECIAL ACCOUNT

ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 10 OF THE HEPATITIS C COMPENSATION TRIBUNAL ACTS1997 AND 2002 .... 21,786 - 21,786 22,086 - 22,086 1%

F.4 - PAYMENTS TO A REPARATION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 11 OF THE

HEPATITIS C COMPENSATION TRIBUNAL ACTS 1997 AND 2002 .... 3,849 - 3,849 3,549 - 3,549 -8%G. - DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS IN RESPECT OF HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES .... 1,513 - 1,513 1,500 - 1,500 -1%

Subtotal:- 170,925 - 170,925 220,925 - 220,925 29%

(€16,622,260,000)

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HEALTH

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Health and certain other services administered by that Office, including grants to the Health Service Executive and miscellaneous grants.

Sixteen thousand, six hundred and twenty-two million, two hundred and sixty thousand euro

Total

Subheads under which this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Health.2018 Estimate 2019 Estimate


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€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %CORPORATE ADMINISTRATIVE

H. - NET PENSION COSTS …. - - - 491,077 - 491,077 - -PENSION LUMP SUM PAYMENTS …. 96,000 - 96,000 - - - -

Subtotal:- 96,000 - 96,000 491,077 - 491,077 -

HSE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES

I. - HSE (IINCLUDING SERVICE DEVELOPMENTS) …. 10,140,197 10,140,197 11,150,140 11,150,140 10%Subtotal:- 10,140,197 - 10,140,197 11,150,140 - 11,150,140 10%

OTHER HSE SERVICES

J.1 - HEALTH AGENCIES AND SIMILAR ORGANISATIONS(PART FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL LOTTERY) …. 7,513 - 7,513 7,513 - 7,513 -

J.2 - PAYMENTS TO SPECIAL ACCOUNT - HEALTH (REPAYMENT) ACT 2006 …. 2,000 - 2,000 2,000 - 2,000 -

J.3 - PAYMENT TO SPECIAL ACCOUNT EST UNDER SECTION 4OF THE HEPATITIS C COMPENSATION TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) ACT 2006 - INSURANCE SCHEME …. 1,500 - 1,500 1,500 - 1,500 -

J.4 - PAYMENT TO STATE CLAIMS AGENCY …. 274,000 - 274,000 360,000 - 360,000 31%J.5 - ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DISADVANTAGED (DORMANT

ACCOUNT FUNDING) ….. 2,450 250 2,700 2,450 250 2,700 - - SERVICE DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY PROJECTS …. 143,539 - 143,539 - - -

Subtotal:- 431,002 250 431,252 373,463 250 373,713 -13%

CARE PROGRAMME

K.1 - PRIMARY CARE REIMBURSEMENT SERVICES …. 2,844,421 - 2,844,421 2,942,872 - 2,942,872 1%K.2 - LONG TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE …. 961,602 - 961,602 963,500 - 963,500 -

Subtotal:- 3,806,023 - 3,806,023 3,906,372 - 3,906,372 2%

CAPITAL SERVICES

L.1 - GRANTS IN RESPECT OF BUILDING, EQUIPPING(INCLUDING ICT) …. - 14,527 14,527 - 14,527 14,527 -

L.2 - BUILDING, EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING OF HEALTH FACILITIES … - 415,461 415,461 - 564,461 564,461 36%

L.3 - BUILDING, EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING OF HEALTH FACILITIES (PART FUNDED BY NATIONAL LOTTERY) …. - 2,539 2,539 - 2,539 2,539 -

L.4 - INFORMATION SERVICES AND RELATED SERVICES FOR HEALTH AGENCIES …. 103,700 60,000 163,700 127,000 85,000 212,000 30%

L.5 - BUILDING AND EQUIPPING MENTAL HEALTH ANDOTHER HALTH FACILITIES ….. - - - - - - -

Subtotal:- 103,700 492,527 596,227 127,000 666,527 793,527 33%

Gross Total :- 14,838,880 493,250 15,332,130 16,360,010 667,250 17,027,260 11%

Deduct :-I. - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 459,971 250 460,221 404,750 250 405,000 -12%

Net Total :- 14,378,909 493,000 14,871,909 15,955,260 667,000 16,622,260 12%

Net Increase (€000) 1,750,351

Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 7,100,572 7,948,191 12%Associated public service employees * …. 111,475 120,124* 8%

Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 649,476 492,354 -24%Associated public service pensioners * …. 49,340 51,210** 4%

* The number of Health Service Public Service employees has been revised to include approximately 3,500 home helps.** The Exchequer Pensions figure for 2019 is net of Pension incomes


Health


TotalCurrent Capital

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Change2019over2018

PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 % A - DELIVERY OF CENTRAL PROCUREMENT SERVICE 20,060 960 21,020 17,794 687 18,481 -12%

Gross Total :- 20,060 960 21,020 17,794 687 18,481 -12%

Deduct :- B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 550 - 550 450 - 450 -18%

Net Total :- 19,510 960 20,470 17,344 687 18,031 -12%

Net Decrease (€000) -2,439


Associated Public Service employees .... 241 249 3%

Change2019


%

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES …. 14,500 - 14,500 14,685 - 14,685 1%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 250 - 250 225 - 225 -10%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 735 - 735 590 - 590 -20%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SERVICES .... 160 - 160 125 - 125 -22%(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 160 200 360 280 62 342 -5%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 170 60 230 100 175 275 20%

Gross Total :- 15,975 260 16,235 16,005 237 16,242 -

(€18,031,000)

Office of Government Procurement

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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Government Procurement.

Eighteen million and thirty-one thousand euro

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.



TotalFunctional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in the above Programme allocations



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II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - CHILDREN AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMME …. 768,158 18,140 786,298 799,207 20,140 819,347 4%B - SECTORAL PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN

AND YOUNG PEOPLE .... 558,036 9,860 567,896 649,118 11,860 660,978 16%C - POLICY AND LEGISLATION PROGRAMME .... 29,117 - 29,117 30,238 - 30,238 4%

Gross Total :- 1,355,311 28,000 1,383,311 1,478,563 32,000 1,510,563 9%Deduct :- D - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 27,301 - 27,301 27,637 - 27,637 1%

Net Total :- 1,328,010 28,000 1,356,010 1,450,926 32,000 1,482,926 9%



Associated Public Service employees .... 5,102 5,214 2%

Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... -904 2,712 400%

Associated Public Service pensioners .... 487 598 23%

Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 15,396 - 15,396 15,553 - 15,553 1%(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 300 - 300 165 - 165 -45%(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 725 - 725 625 - 625 -14%(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 234 - 234 234 - 234 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 411 - 411 646 - 646 57%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 661 - 661 661 - 661 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR


Gross Total :- 18,074 - 18,074 18,231 - 18,231 1%

(€1,482,926,000)

Total

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.


Current Capital Total Current

Children and Youth Affairs

CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFAIRS

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, for certain services administered by that Office and for the payment of grants including certain grants under cash-limited schemes.

One thousand, four hundred and eighty-two million nine hundred and twenty-six thousand euro

Capital





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2019over


A - PROVISION OF INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT OF THE POLICING FUNCTIONS OF AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA …. 3,347 3,376 1%

3,347 3,376 1%

Deduct :- B. - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 61 52 -15%

3,286 3,324 1% Net Increase (€000) 38


Change2019over

Current Current 2018Functional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in above Programme allocations. €000 €000 %


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 745 745 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 50 50 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL IT SERVICES .... 125 125 -(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES …. 130 130 -(vii) CONSULTANY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 100 100 -

3,347 3,376 1%


ADMINISTRATION

Gross Total :-

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Policing Authority.



Gross Total :-

Net Total :-

(€3,324,000)

Policing Authority

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POLICING AUTHORITYEstimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Policing Authority.

Three million, three hundred and twenty-four thousand euro

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I.

7II.


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS …. 15,229 78,155 93,384 15,488 125,882 141,370 51%B - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT .... 124,243 9,353 133,596 132,108 15,118 147,226 10%C - CHARITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY …. 4,552 - 4,552 4,606 - 4,606 1%

Gross Total :- 144,024 87,508 231,532 152,202 141,000 293,202 27%Deduct :- D - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 8,425 14,806 23,231 13,020 17,500 30,520 31%

Net Total :- 135,599 72,702 208,301 139,182 123,500 262,682 26%



Change 2019 over

2018

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 539 - 539 539 - 539 -(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 191 16 207 191 16 207 -(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 1,467 250 1,717 1,467 281 1,748 2%(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 289 36 325 289 36 325 -(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VALUE FOR

MONEY AND POLICY REVIEWS …. 39 - 39 39 - 39 -Gross Total :- 11,467 302 11,769 11,586 333 11,919 1%

Rural & Community Development

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2019 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Rural & Community Development including certain services administered by that Office and for the payment of grants.

Two hundred and sixty-two million, six hundred and eighty-two thousand euro(€262,682,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Rural and Community Development.


Total




TotalADMINISTRATION



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Summary

Public Capital Programme

2019

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

General Note 226 Table 1 - Gross Voted Capital Allocations 2019 – 2022 228 Table 2 - Summary Public Capital Investment by Programme

for 2018/2019 229 Table 3 - Summary Public Capital Investment by Sector

for 2018/2019 236

Table 4 - PPP Contract Value and Financial Commitment 237

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GENERAL NOTE

The 2019 Summary Public Capital Programme sets out the public capital investment from 2019 to 2022 by Ministerial Group. This investment is set out in terms of the gross Exchequer allocation by Vote Group for each of the years from 2019 to 2022 in Table 1.

The 2018-2019 estimates for gross exchequer investment at programme level for each Department, together with Public Private Partnership (PPP) capital costs and other non-voted estimates are contained in Table 2. Details of investment by sector is summarised in Table 3 and a detailed analysis of the financial commitments of PPP and concession projects is available in Table 4.

Capital Carryover

As it is too early in the year to accurately estimate what capital underspends may arise at the end of 2018, figures for the level of capital available for spending in 2019 under the multi-annual capital envelope carryover facility are not provided in the Budget Estimates. These figures will be provided in the Revised Estimates Volume 2019.

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2019 2020 2021 2022 Total € million € million € million € million 2019 - 2022

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE 255 258 265 275 1,053

BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION 620 630 640 715 2,605

CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFAIRS 32 31 32 33 128

COMMUNICATIONS, CLIMATE ACTION AND ENVIRONMENT 256 297 317 400 1,270

CULTURE, HERITAGE AND THE GAELTACHT 75 76 80 110 341

DEFENCE 106 113 120 125 464

EDUCATION AND SKILLS 941 942 1,006 1,100 3,989

EMPLOYMENT AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL PROTECTION 14 15 16 17 62

FINANCE GROUP 26 22 18 19 85

FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE GROUP 21 13 13 14 61

HEALTH 667 774 780 825 3,046

HOUSING, PLANNING, COMMUNITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 2,113 2,205 2,269 2,280 8,867

JUSTICE AND EQUALITY GROUP 221 250 208 216 895

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND REFORM GROUP 201 214 223 232 870

RURAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 141 150 152 175 618

TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND SPORT 1,613 2,058 2,526 2,405 8,602

TOTAL GROSS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CEILINGS* 7,302 8,048 8,666 8,941 32,956

*Rounding affects totals

TABLE 1MULTI-ANNUAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS 2019 – 2022

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