Committee Reports::Interim and Final Report - Appropriation Accounts 1975::15 June, 1978::Appendix

APPENDIX 1

COMPARISON OF AUDITED EXPENDITURE WITH EXCHEQUER ISSUES AND GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS (AFTER AUDIT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL AND REVIEW BY THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS).

Comparison of Audited Expenditure in the period 1 April, 1974 to 31 December, 1974 with Exchequer Issues of that period.


 

 

 

Audited Expenditure (Net)

 

Exchequer Issues

Audited Expenditure (Net)

Less than Exchequer Issues

More than Exchequer Issues

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

£

£

£

£

Central Fund Services

..

131,687,620

131,687,620

Supply Services

..

691,921,986

692,703,608

781,622

Total

..

..

823,609,606

824,391,228

781,622

The Savings on Votes and Appropriations-in-Aid realised in excess of the Estimates for the period 1 April, 1974 to 31 December, 1974 amounting to £18,571,952 as shown in Column 7 of the succeeding statement, were dealt with as follows:


Written off from the Exchequer Grants Account:—


 

£

Out of Ways and Means of the period 1 April, 1974 to

 

31 December, 1974

..

..

..

..

..

9,665,603

Out of Ways and Means of 1975

..

..

..

8,905,778

Paid into Exchequer by Paymaster General

..

..

571

 

£18,571,952

An Roinn Airgeadais,


9 Márta, 1978.


GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS

(After audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General and Review by the Committee of Public Accounts).


No. of Vote

SERVICE

Grants and Estimated Receipts 1974

Expenditure 1974

Difference Between Exchequer Grants (Col. 3) and Net Expenditure (Col. 6)

 

Estimated Expenditure (Gross)

Estimated Appropriations in Aid

Net Supply Grant

Actual Expenditure (Gross)

Appropriations in Aid Realised

Net Expenditure

Amount to be surrendered

Deficit

No. of Vote

 

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

 

 

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

 

1

President’s Establishment

..

..

..

..

..

32,000

32,000

29,407

29,407

2,593

1

2

Houses of the Oireachtas

..

..

..

..

..

1,172,000

1,172,000

1,116,076

1,116,076

55,924

2

3

Department of the Taoiseach

..

..

..

..

157,000

157,000

133,223

133,223

23,777

3

4

Central Statistics Office

..

..

..

..

..

858,000

40,000

818,000

769,381

65,555

703,826

114,174

4

5

Comptroller and auditor General

..

..

..

152,700

24,700

128,000

148,866

26,471

122,395

5,605

5

6

Office of the Minister for Finance

..

..

..

2,205,000

2,000

2,203,000

2,115,288

28,205

2,087,083

115,917

6

7

Office of the Minister for the Public Service

..

..

1,045,500

87,500

958,000

1,022,172

80,550

941,622

16,378

7

8

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

..

..

..

11,434,000

506,000

10,928,000

11,105,681

658,947

10,446,734

481,266

8

9

Public Works and Buildings

..

..

..

..

..

20,341,000

2,300,000

18,041,000

20,321,326

2,358,490

17,962,836

78,164

9

10

State Laboratory

..

..

..

..

..

..

116,150

1,150

115,000

112,829

1,370

111,459

3,541

10

11

Civil Service Commission

..

..

..

..

..

431,000

246,000

185,000

415,008

248,916

166,092

18,908

11

12

An Chomhairle Ealaíon

..

..

..

..

..

113,000

113,000

113,000

113,000

12

13

Superannuation and Retired allowances

..

..

4,995,000

827,000

4,168,000

4,987,642

834,625

4,153,017

14,983

13

14

Secret Service

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

14,000

14,000

6,707

6,707

7,293

14

15

Agricultural Grants

..

..

..

..

..

23,287,000

23,287,000

23,274,314

23,274,314

12,686

15

16

Law Charges

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

553,140

4,140

549,000

546,850

6,741

540,109

8,891

16

17

Miscellaneous Expenses

..

..

..

..

..

609,500

609,500

596,745

596,745

12,755

17

18

Stationery Office

..

..

..

..

..

..

2,195,010

308,000

1,887,010

2,190,949

317,264

1,873,685

13,325

18

19

Valuation and Ordnance Survey

..

..

..

..

822,700

78,700

744,000

816,166

84,816

731,350

12,650

19

20

Rates on Government Property

..

..

..

..

1,947,000

256,000

1,691,000

1,892,023

228,595

1,663,428

27,572

20

21

Office of the Minister for Justice

..

..

..

836,775

775

836,000

834,640

2,228

832,412

3,588

21

22

Garda Síochána

..

..

..

..

..

..

30,157,350

1,100,350

29,057,000

29,390,500

1,071,366

28,319,134

737,866

22

23

Prisons

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

3,554,000

40,000

3,514,000

3,484,562

47,028

3,437,534

76,466

23

24

Courts

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

1,273,000

75,000

1,198,000

1,248,164

83,987

1,164,177

33,823

24

25

Land Registry and Registry of Deeds

..

..

..

618,000

618,000

606,810

606,810

11,190

25

26

Charitable Donations and Bequests

..

..

..

20,083

83

20,000

16,774

95

16,679

3,321

26

27

Local Government

..

..

..

..

..

..

38,465,510

495,500

37,970,010

37,313,143

549,710

36,763,433

1,206,577

27

28

Office of the Minister for Education

..

..

..

9,841,110

41,100

9,800,010

9,626,488

42,104

9,584,384

215,626

28

29

Primary Education

..

..

..

..

..

..

39,168,500

309,500

38,859,000

38,626,858

346,936

38,279,922

579,078

29

30

Secondary Education

..

..

..

..

..

..

29,352,610

332,610

29,020,000

29,323,224

436,808

28,886,416

133,584

30

31

Vocational Education

..

..

..

..

..

16,873,900

707,900

16,166,000

16,864,595

754,135

16,110,460

55,540

31

32

Residential Homes and Special Schools

..

..

..

633,000

1,000

632,000

604,191

3,445

600,746

31,254

32

33

Higher Education

..

..

..

..

..

..

15,630,000

12,000

15,618,000

15,390,943

15,390,943

227,057

33

34

National Gallery

..

..

..

..

..

..

102,000

1,000

101,000

97,199

955

96,244

4,756

34

35

Lands

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

5,817,530

460,530

5,357,000

5,665,604

365,161

5,300,443

56,557

35

36

Forestry

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

7,660,000

1,650,000

6,010,000

7,568,075

1,905,827

5,662,248

347,752

36

37

Roinn na Gaeltachta

..

..

..

..

..

..

3,900,010

10

3,900,000

3,897,757

4

3,897,753

2,247

37

38

Agriculture

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

71,234,757

18,559,757

52,675,000

66,338,520

19,389,193

46,949,327

5,725,673

38

39

Fisheries

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

3,365,800

10,800

3,355,000

3,108,733

12,643

3,096,090

258,910

39

40

Labour

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

4,602,600

27,600

4,575,000

4,576,042

48,719

4,527,323

47,677

40

41

Industry and Commerce

..

..

..

..

..

29,059,120

1,070,110

27,989,010

27,599,412

1,127,687

26,471,725

1,517,285

41

42

Transport and Power

..

..

..

..

..

..

27,168,960

1,539,960

25,629,000

26,389,901

1,646,666

24,743,235

885,765

42

43

Posts and Telegraphs

..

..

..

..

..

..

78,035,010

27,816,010

50,219,000

76,980,455

26,974,151

50,006,304

212,696

43

44

Defence

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

30,864,000

560,000

30,304,000

30,690,588

555,041

30,135,547

168,453

44

45

Army Pensions

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

6,494,530

74,530

6,420,000

6,478,186

83,300

6,394,886

25,114

45

46

Foreign Affairs

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

2,521,000

20,000

2,501,000

2,517,923

48,491

2,469,432

31,568

46

47

International Co-Operation

..

..

..

..

..

980,010

980,010

833,081

833,081

146,929

47

48

Social Welfare

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

125,635,000

4,160,000

121,475,000

122,577,341

4,177,737

118,399,604

3,075,396

48

49

Health

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

106,892,910

5,514,900

101,378,010

106,886,839

5,548,931

101,337,908

40,102

49

50

Remuneration

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

16,550,000

16,550,000

14,866,300

14,866,300

1,683,700

50

51

Increases in Pensions and Certain Improvements in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superannuation and Retired Allowances

..

..

750,000

750,000

750,000

750,000

 

51

 

Total

..

..£

780,537,775

69,262,215

711,275,560

762,866,501

70,162,893

692,703,608

 

 

 

 

Surplus to be Surrendered

18,571,952

 

 

 

Estimated Expenditure

Actual Expenditure

Less than Estimated

More than Estimated

 

£

£

£

£

Central Fund:—

 

 

 

 

Service of Public

 

 

 

 

Debt

..

..

112,900,000

113,677,413

777,413

Road Fund

..

11,800,000

12,790,400

990,400

Other Central

 

 

 

 

Fund Services

..

7,100,000

5,219,807

1,880,193

Total of Central

 

 

 

 

Fund Services

..

131,800,000

131,687,620

1,880,193

1,767,813