Appendix (iii)
Financial extracts relating to public expenditure on Forestry & Wildlife Services
drawn from
a)Comprehensive Public Expenditure Programmes, 1985, published by the Department of Finance
b)The Annual Report of the Forestry and Wildlife Services, 1984
c)The Book of Estimates, 1986
d)The Report of the Comptroller & Auditor General, 1984.
I: Summary of Expenditure and Sources of Income
Expenditure |
1984 outturn |
1985 estimate |
Change 1985 over 1984 |
|
£000 |
£000 |
% |
A.Central Administration |
1,728 |
1,826 |
+6 |
B.Commercial Forest Management and Development |
|
|
|
(i)Administrative overheads |
12,518 |
12,880 |
+3 |
(ii)Forest management and timber harvesting |
26,416 |
26,545 |
— |
(iii)Land acquisition |
3,410 |
4,250 |
+25 |
(iv)Other expenditure (sawmilling and private forestry) |
572 |
594 |
+4 |
C.Amenlty Development |
|
|
|
(i)Administrative overheads |
1,021 |
1,085 |
+6 |
(ii)Parks, game development and wildlife conservation |
871 |
904 |
+4 |
(iii)Amenity works |
981 |
1,142 |
+16 |
D.Other Expenditure
(Education, etc.) |
1,395 |
178 |
—87 |
Total Expenditure |
48,912 |
49,404 |
+1 |
of which: current |
29,612 |
29,454 |
—1 |
capital |
19,300 |
19,950 |
+3 |
Income |
|
|
|
Vote 36, various subhead- of which: |
|
|
|
Appropriations-in-Aid |
14,061 |
12,861 |
—9 |
Exchequer (net) |
33,694 |
36,543 |
+8 |
Non-voted Exchequer |
1,157 |
— |
— |
Total Income |
48,912 |
49,404 |
+1 |
II: Programme Statement
The total national forest estate (both State and private) accounts for 5.6% of the total land area of the State which comprises approximately 7 million hectares.
The total area owned by the Forest and Wildlife Service is over 397,000 hectares, 90%
of which is located on lands classified as marginal in agricultural terms. The total area under State forests is approximately 321,000 hectares. An estimated additional 4,700 hectares (plus the reforestation of approximately 2,000 hectares) will be put under forest in 1985. The remainder of the lands owned by the Forest and Wildlife Service comprise the plantable land reserve which will be approximately 20,000 hectares by the end of 1985; lands subject to grazing or turbary rights or sale/exchange proceedings and not immediately available for planting; and areas unsuitable for planting but which have some potential for wildlife and amenity development.
The main objective of the State afforestation programme is to increase the size of the forest estate and the supply of wood for processing for both home and export markets.
The Forest and Wildlife Service also has responsibility for amenity development in the forest milieu and wildlife (fauna and flora) conservation. In 1982, the Government decided that, while an annual national planting programme (including reforestation and private planting) of 10,000 hectares should be maintained as the overall policy objective, a State planting programme of 7,500 hectares per annum — to be augmented by private planting — should be accepted as the most practical short-term policy pending an improvement in the plantable land reserve situation. This target of 7,500 hectares was reaffirmed in ’Building on Reality 1985-1987’.
If these targets can be achieved over the next 20 years, it will result in approximately 17% of the marginal land of the State being afforested. Moreover, it could mean that by the year 2025 up to 84% national self-sufficiency in the volume of all the timber used in this country would be achieved, compared with approximately 30% self-sufficiency at present. Because of the planting pattern over the years, two thirds of the State plantations are less than 20 years old and have not yet begun to produce marketable material. However, it is estimated that over 80% of the imports of wood and wood products (valued at £369 million in 1984) are readily replaceable by species which can be, and are, grown successfully in Ireland.
The national forest estate has increased for fold since the late 1940’s and Ireland now has one of the highest afforestation rates in the world. Over the next 20 years the total output from State forests in the country will increase from 1.1 million cubic metres in 1985 to 1.7 million cubic metres in 1990 and again to 3.3 million cubic metres in 2000.
In view of the increasing importance of forestry a Review Group has been established to examine the present structure of the Forest and Wildlife Service and to make recommendations on the most appropriate way of exploiting the expanding forestry resource to the best national advantage.
III: Details by Activity
Vote/ Other Ref. |
|
1984 outturn £000 |
1985 estimate £000 |
|
A. Central Administration |
|
|
Pay |
1,306 |
1,365 |
36 (A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, 1) |
Administration costs directly attributable to activities are distributed to each activity. The figures shown here are residual Departmental administration costs associated with the Forestry Programme. |
Non-pay |
422 |
461 |
|
Non-pay administration costs include travelling expenses, staff training, publicity, office equipment, post office services, agency services, etc. |
|
|
| |
B. Commercial Forest Management and Development |
|
|
36(A1, A2, B1, B2, B3) |
(i) Administrative overheads |
12,518 |
12,880 |
Departmental administrative staff costs and numbers for 1985 are set out hereunder for each activity. |
|
|
|
|
Staff
Numbers |
Salaries
£000 |
Overheads
£000 |
|
|
|
—Forest management and timber harvesting |
763 |
8,844 |
3,192 |
|
|
|
—Land acquisition |
37 |
574 |
115 |
|
|
|
—Sawmilling |
4 |
40 |
18 |
|
|
|
—Private forestry |
8 |
80 |
17 |
|
|
|
Total |
812 |
9,538 |
3,342 |
|
|
36 (C2(6) and (7)) |
(ii) Forest management and timber harvesting |
|
|
Current |
Pay |
10,502 |
9,849 |
|
|
Non-pay |
2,162 |
2,138 |
|
This covers the running costs of the existing estate of 397,000 hectares and the harvesting of about 260,000 m3 of timber by the Forest and Wildlife Service. The remaining timber is either harvested by contract harvesters or sold standing. |
|
|
|
The running costs of State forests include road repairs, protection against fire, and the extraction of timber. The provision includes the wages of 1,200 forest workers. |
|
|
36(C2(1), (2), (3) and (5)) |
Capital |
Pay |
8,585 |
8,774 |
|
Non-pay |
5,167 |
5,784 |
This covers the establishment in 1985 of 6,750 hectares of plantations (including reforestation), completion of 144 km of roads and the purchase, hire and operation of the forestry machinery fleet. The provision includes the wages of 1,077 forest workers. |
|
|
36(C1) |
(iii) Capital expenditure on land acquisition |
3,410 |
4,250 |
|
An estimated 6,500 heacares of plantable land will be acquired in 1985 for future afforestation bringing the total plantable land reserve to approximately 20,000 hectares. |
|
|
|
(iv) Other expenditure |
Pay |
331 |
366 |
36(C3) |
Sawmilling |
Non-pay |
22 |
23 |
|
The Department operates two sawmills — at Dundrum, Co. Tipperary and Cong. Co. Mayo, employing a total of 34 workers. In addition to processing timber for sale, the mills make a variety of items for use by the Department. They also provide a facility for timber research projects in association with the IIRS. Timber supplied to the mills is charged at commercial prices. |
|
|
36(D) |
Private forestry |
219 |
205 |
|
The Department operates two planting grant schemes for the encouragement of private forestry: The EEC ‘Western Package’ and a national scheme |
|
|
|
The primary objective of the Western Package Forestry Scheme is to stimulate and encourage private sector planting of land which is marginal for agriculture but suitable for forestry in counties Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and in the western part of counties Cork and Limerick. Grant assistance is available for approved forestry developments and covers expenditure on ground preparation, planting, forest roads and the protection and maintenance of plantations. The level of grant payable is 85% of approved costs of establishing a plantation in the case of farmers and 70% in the case of non-farmers, subject to a maximum of £800 per hectare; in the case of roads, however, the grant payable is 80% of approved costs subject to a maximum of £12 per linear metre. Grant assistance is financed equally by the State and the EEC. Grants amounting to £174,000 of which 50% is refundable from the EEC, were paid in 1984 in respect of 284 hectares of plantation and 3,690 metres of roads. |
|
|
|
Under the national scheme, grants of £125 per acre are available for the first 40 acres planted and £80 per acre thereafter, payable in three instalments over eight years. In 1984, first instalment payments amounted to £29,000 in respect of 189 hectares (467 acres). A further £16,000 was paid in respect of subsequent instalments. |
|
|
|
A free technical advisory service dealing with both schemes is provided. |
|
|
|
C. Amenity Development |
|
|
36(A1, A2, B1, B2, and B3) |
(i) Administrative overheads |
1,021 |
1,085 |
Departmental administrative staff costs and numbers for 1985 are set out hereunder for each activity. |
|
|
|
|
Staff
Numbers |
Salaries
£000 |
Overheads
£000 |
|
|
|
JFK Park |
4 |
54 |
16 |
|
|
|
Game development and management |
11 |
100 |
15 |
|
|
|
Wildlife conservation |
40 |
558 |
203 |
|
|
|
Amenity |
7 |
113 |
26 |
|
|
|
Total |
62 |
825 |
260 |
|
|
|
(ii) Parks, game development and wildlife conservation |
|
|
36(F) |
J.F. Kennedy Park |
Pay |
191 |
186 |
|
|
Non-pay |
23 |
22 |
|
A comprehensive, scientifically laid out and fully documented arboretum with ancillary collections and information service is being developed at this park. It is planned to represent about 6,000 species and varieties when the arboretum is completed. Facilities for visitors include signposted scenic and arboreal walks, picnic sites, a visitor centre and a combined café and shop. The annual number of visitors to the park is about 100,000. The provision includes the wages of 22 workers. |
|
|
36(G) |
Game development and management |
Pay |
464 |
474 |
|
|
Non-pay |
33 |
44 |
|
This involves the development of national game resources by determining appropriate hunting seasons, licencing and regulating hunting in the interest of conservation, providing an advisory and educational service for interested sporting organisations and assisting them with local development schemes where possible. There are 47 Wildlife Rangers employed to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Wildlife Act 1976. |
|
|
36(H) |
Wildlife conservation |
160 |
178 |
|
Activities arising from the needs of wildlife conservation involve protection of species, habitat conservation, research, implementation of EEC directives and regulations and international conventions and protocols, and publicity and grants to wildlife organisations. Licences are granted for various activities including wildlife dealing, scientific studies, import and export of specimens, falconry, etc. |
|
|
36(C2(4)) |
(iii) Amenity works (capital) |
Pay |
828 |
971 |
|
|
Non-pay |
153 |
171 |
|
The purpose of this expenditure is to encourage greater public use of State forests for recreational and amenity purposes. Expenditure covers the provision of parking and picnic areas, toilets, shelters, forest walks, etc. There are 12 major forest parks and 400 “open forest” centres. Over 1.5 million public visits are made to State forests annually and many of the visitors are from abroad. The provision includes the wages of 120 forest workers. |
|
|
|
D. Other Expenditure |
|
|
36(A2, B1, B2, B3 and E) |
(i) Education |
Pay |
129 |
128 |
| |
Non-pay |
109 |
50 |
Two centres are operated for education and training purposes at Avondale and Mountrath. A total of 7 staff serve Avondale and a further 7 serve at Mountrath. |
|
|
Exchequer non-voted |
(ii) Payment on foot of state guarantee of borrowing by Chipboard Products Ltd. (non-programme outlay). |
1,157 |
— |
36(J) |
Appropriations-in-Aid |
|
|
|
(a)Receipts from the sale of timber form the major part of the Department’s income. Income from sales of early thinnings continue to improve with supplies to the processing mills increasing. There has been an improved trend in the price of sawlog while the market continues to absorb available supplies. The supply of timber will be marginally greater in 1985 than in 1984. |
|
|
|
(b)Other receipts include rents (housing, grazing, shooting, etc.), sales of houses to foresters, sales of plants, and sawmill receipts (Subhead C3) etc. (1985 estimate — £1.2m). |
|
|
|
|
1984 |
1985 |
|
|
|
|
|
£000 |
£000 |
|
|
|
|
Total receipts: |
14,061 |
12,861 |
|
|
|
|
Total expenditure |
48,912 |
49,404 |
Appendix (iii)
7.1 Details of expenditure on the Forest and Wildlife Service
|
1984 |
1983 |
Administrative and miscellaneous charges (including salaries, travelling etc.) |
15,344,015 |
14,577,632 |
Acquisition of land |
3,474,303 |
2,975,285 |
Forest development and management (a) |
27,397,500 |
25,932,490 |
Sawmilling |
353,005 |
337,639 |
Provision for assistance to Chipboard Products Ltd. |
— |
483,465 |
Grants for private forestry |
218,759 |
128,533 |
Forestry education (b) |
163,525 |
188,893 |
The John F. Kennedy Park |
213,812 |
200,437 |
Game development and management |
496,748 |
434,826 |
Conservation |
160,051 |
171,763 |
Total (c) |
47,821,718 |
45,430,963 |
(a)Details of expenditure for 1984 are as follows expenditure for 1983 is shown in brackets)
Nurseries £1,148,516 (£1,175,917). Establishment of plantations £4,492,377
(£4,094,1361); New roads and buildings, £1,864,241 (£2,074,416); General forest management £8,171,840 (£7,171,077); Timber conversion £4,569,993 (£4,890,924);
Mechanical equipment for forest development and management £6,162,101 (£5,622,616);
Amenity development £988,432 (£903,404).
(b)Exclusive of forestry education grants to University College, Dublin, borne on the Vote for Agriculture.
(c)Total direct expenditure on salaries and wages for the year was £32,845,244 representing 69% of the gross total expenditure. The corresponding figures for 1983 were £30,650,811 and 67%
Source of revenue |
£ |
£ |
Wood in the round |
13,052,115 |
9,439,651 |
Sawmills |
392,350 |
366,581 |
Miscellaneous (including revenue from lettings and sales of houses) |
616,329 |
668,517 |
Total |
14,060,794 |
10,474,749 |
Dates this 5th day of March 1986
Aire Turasóireachta lascaígh agus Foraoiseachta
for by the Office of the Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry.
|
1985 Provisional Outturn |
1986 Estimate |
Change 1986 over 1985 |
|
£000 |
£000 |
% |
A.1.—SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES |
12,333 |
12,676 |
+3% |
A.2.—CONSULTANCY SERVICES |
... |
... |
... |
— |
1 |
— |
B.1.—TRAVELLING AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES |
2,781 |
2,999 |
+8% |
B.2.—POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
557 |
655 |
+18% |
B.3.—OFFICE MACHINERY AND OTHER OFFICE SUPPLIES |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
281 |
321 |
+14% |
C.1.—PAYMENT TO GRANT-IN-AID FUND FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAND (GRANT-IN-AID) (a) (b) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4,250 |
5,050 |
+19% |
C.2.—FOREST DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT (c) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
29,105 |
29,362 |
+1% |
C.3.—SAWMILLING |
... |
... |
... |
... |
353 |
409 |
+16% |
D.—GRANTS FOR AFFORESTATION PURPOSES ETC., INCLUDING PROMOTION THEREOF |
474 |
855 |
+80% |
E.—FORESTRY EDUCATION |
... |
... |
... |
166 |
175 |
+5% |
F.—JOHN F. KENNEDY PARK |
... |
... |
... |
218 |
222 |
+2% |
G.—GAME DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT (d) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
522 |
532 |
+2% |
H.—WILDLIFE CONSERVATION |
... |
... |
... |
172 |
154 |
-10% |
I.—AGENCY, ADVISORY AND SPECIAL SERVICES |
316 |
268 |
-15% |
J.—REPAYMENT TO THE CENTRAL FUND UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE STATE GUARANTEES ACT 1954 (a) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
— |
1,157 |
— |
Gross Total |
... |
51,528 |
54,836 |
+6% |
Deduct:— |
|
|
|
K.—APPROPRIATIONS IN AID |
... |
... |
... |
17,518 |
17,881 |
+2% |
Net Total |
... |
34,010 |
36,955 |
+9% |
|
|
1986 Estimate |
The total expenditure in connection with this Service is estimated as follows:— |
£000 |
Gross estimate preceding |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
54,836 |
Estimated amounts included in other estimates in connection with this Service:— |
|
Vote |
|
— |
|
10Public Works and Buildings |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
517 |
16Stationery Office |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
28 |
17Valuation and Ordnance Survey |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
52 |
18Rates on Government Property |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2,992 |
20Office of the Minister for the Public Service |
... |
... |
... |
... |
36 |
23Superannuation and Retired Allowances |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,699 |
Total Expenditure |
60,160 |
|
|
The receipts in connection with this Service are estimated as follows:— |
|
Appropriations in aid preceding |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
17,881 |
Estimates, 1986
ACCOUNT of the sum expended, in the year ended 31st December, 1984, compared with the sum granted, for salaries and expenses in connection with Forestry, and for payment of a grant-in-aid.
Service |
|
Grant |
Expenditure |
Expenditure compared with Grant |
Less than Granted |
More than Granted |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
A.1.—Salaries, Wages and Allowances |
... |
... |
|
11,796,900 |
11,786,856 |
10,044 |
— |
A.2.—Consultancy Services |
|
10 |
861 |
— |
851 |
B.1.—Travelling and Incidental Expenses |
... |
... |
|
2,495,700 |
2,451,368 |
44,332 |
— |
B.2.—Post Office Services |
... |
... |
|
540,000 |
641,270 |
— |
101,270 |
B.3.—Office, Machinery and other Office Supplies |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
181,000 |
216,500 |
— |
35,500 |
C.1.—Payment to Grant-in-Aid Fund for Acquisition of Land (Grant-in-Aid) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
3,500,000 |
3,410,000 |
90,000 |
— |
C.2.—Forest Development and Management |
... |
... |
... |
|
26,609,000 |
26,595,100 |
13,900 |
— |
C.3.—Sawmilling |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
375,400 |
353,005 |
22,395 |
— |
C.4.—Provision for Grant Assistance to Chipboard Products, Limited |
|
10 |
— |
10 |
— |
D.—Grants for Afforestation Purposes etc., including promotion thereof |
|
145,000 |
218,759 |
— |
73,759 |
E.—Forestry Education |
... |
... |
... |
|
168,000 |
163,525 |
4,475 |
— |
F.—John F. Kennedy Park |
... |
... |
|
205,800 |
213,812 |
— |
8,012 |
G.—Game Development and Management |
|
509,000 |
496,748 |
12,252 |
— |
H.—Wildlife Conservation |
... |
... |
|
170,000 |
160,051 |
9,949 |
— |
I.—Agency, Advisory and Special Services |
|
268,180 |
247,160 |
21,020 |
— |
Gross Total |
£ |
46,964,000 |
46,955,015 |
228,377 |
219,392 |
|
|
|
|
Surplus of Gross Estimate over Expenditure |
|
|
|
|
£8,985 |
Deduct— |
|
Estimated |
Realised |
Surplus of Appropriations in Aid realised |
J.—Appropriations in Aid |
... |
... |
|
10,400,000 |
14,060,794 |
£3,660,794 |
|
|
|
|
Total Surplus to be surrendered |
Net Total |
£ |
36,564,000 |
32,894,221 |
£3,669,779 |
|
|
1985 Provisional Outturn |
1986 Estimate |
E—FORESTRY EDUCATION: |
£000 |
£000 |
Forestry Training Centres:— |
|
|
Numbers |
(1)Salaries, wages and allowances: |
|
|
1985 |
1986 |
|
|
|
5 |
5 |
Staff, Mountrath Training Centre |
... |
... |
85 |
88 |
8 |
7 |
Staff, Avondale Extension School |
... |
... |
45 |
48 |
— |
— |
Social Welfare—Employer’s contributions |
7 |
8 |
13 |
12 |
|
137 |
144 |
|
|
|
|
(2)General expenses of management of Mountrath Training Centre (£11,000) and Avondale Extension School (£20,000), |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
29 |
31 |
Total |
166 |
175 |
|
|
|
F.—JOHN F. KENNEDY PARK: |
|
|
|
Expenditure in connection with the development and maintenance at Slieve Coillte, Co. Wexford, of a Memorial Park, incorporating an Arboretum and Forest Garden dedicated to the memory of the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy of the United States of America (a) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
218 |
222 |
|
|
|
I—AGENCY, ADVISORY AND SPECIAL SERVICES: |
|
|
|
Agency, advisory and special services including research, consultative committees, inquiries, etc. (£249,000) and subscriptions to international organisations (£19,000) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
316 |
268 |
|
|
|
J.—APPROPRIATIONS IN AID: |
|
|
Forest Receipts |
|
|
Sales of timber |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
16,305 |
16,624 |
Rents (housing, grazing, shooting, etc.) |
... |
... |
115 |
121 |
Sale of houses to foresters |
... |
... |
... |
... |
158 |
105 |
Sales of plants, refunds of travelling expenses, etc. |
570 |
644 |
Saw Mill Receipts: |
|
|
Receipts from sawmills (Subhead C.3.) |
... |
... |
0 |
387 |
Total |
18 |
17,881 |
(a) The sum provided includes £197,400 in respect of labour.
C. & A.G.’s Report, 1984.
III. |
DETAILS of certain subheads |
A.1.-SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES: |
1985 Provisional Outturn |
1986 Estimate |
|
£000 |
£000 |
Numbers |
|
|
|
1985 |
1986 |
|
|
|
246 |
238 |
Secretariat |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2,272 |
2,315 |
75 |
78 |
Accounts |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
621 |
632 |
215 |
210 |
Inspectorate, Engineering and Mapping staff |
3,458 |
3,607 |
— |
— |
Allowances |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
20 |
20 |
|
|
Foresters |
|
|
499 |
496 |
Staff |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
5,230 |
5,309 |
— |
— |
Allowances in lieu of free house accommodation |
489 |
546 |
— |
— |
Overtime |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
8 |
10 |
— |
— |
Social Welfare—Employer’s contributions |
... |
235 |
237 |
1,035 |
1,022 |
Total |
12,333 |
12,676 |
|
|
|
B.1—TRAVELLING AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
(1) Travelling and subsistence, etc., arising from:— |
|
|
|
(i) Home travel |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2,400 |
2,540 |
|
(ii) Foreign travel: |
|
|
|
(a) E.E.C. |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
11 |
17 |
|
(b) Other |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
22 |
26 |
|
(2) Official entertainment |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
3 |
|
(3) Incidental expenses: |
|
|
|
(i) Staff training and development |
... |
... |
... |
20 |
21 |
|
(ii) Advertising and exhibits at shows |
... |
... |
60 |
77 |
|
(iii) Cleaning services, laundry, newspapers, periodicals and miscellaneous |
... |
... |
... |
265 |
315 |
Total |
2,781 |
2,999 |
|
|
|
B.2.—POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES: |
|
|
|
Postal services (£150,000), telegrams and telephones (£504,000), handling of stores (£1,000) |
... |
... |
557 |
655 |
|
|
|
B.3—OFFICE MACHINERY AND OTHER OFFICE SUPPLIES: |
|
|
|
Purchase, rental and maintenance of:— |
|
|
|
1.Computer and data preparation equipment (including payments to bureaux for computer time and key punching of data) and related items |
... |
... |
... |
160 |
197 |
|
2.Photocopying equipment and requisite materials |
50 |
42 |
|
3.Other office machinery and related supplies |
... |
... |
71 |
82 |
Total |
281 |
321 |
Estimates, 1986.
C.2.—FOREST DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT: |
1985 Provisional Outturn |
1986 Estimate |
|
£000 |
£000 |
(1)State Forest Nurseries (a): |
|
|
Labour and materials for the establishment and management of State Forest Nurseries |
... |
... |
1,177 |
1,200 |
(2)Establishment of Plantations (a): |
|
|
Labour and materials for the establishment of plantations (including fencing, ground preparation, drainage and planting) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4,647 |
4,690 |
(3)New Roads and Buildings (a): |
|
|
Labour and materials for new roads and buildings and expenditure on the purchase of buildings |
... |
... |
2,390 |
2,468 |
(4)Amenity Development (a): |
|
|
Labour and materials for the development of amenities for the public in State Forests |
... |
... |
... |
1,182 |
1,143 |
(5)Mechanical Equipment for Forest Development and Management (a): |
|
|
(i)Purchase and hire of mechanical equipment and vehicles (including cartage and freight charges) |
£000
2,232 |
|
|
(ii)Operation, maintenance and repair of mechanical equipment and vehicles |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4,687 |
|
|
|
7,062 |
6,919 |
|
|
|
(6)General Forest Management: |
|
|
Labour and materials for general management of State Forests (including the maintenance, draining, pruning and protection of plantations and the maintenance and repair of roads, buildings, drains, fences, etc.) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
7,153 |
7,309 |
|
|
|
(7)Timber Conversion: |
|
|
Labour and materials for felling, conversion and marketing of timber (including the produce of thinnings) |
5,019 |
4,925 |
(8)Overheads and Miscellaneous Expenses: |
|
|
Overheads in connection with general forest management including tools, protective apparel, office accommodation for foresters, and miscellaneous expenses |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
475 |
671 |
|
|
|
(9)Killykeen Forest Park: |
|
|
Operating expenses for holiday chalet complex at Killykeen, Co. Cavan |
... |
... |
... |
... |
— |
37 |
|
|
|
Total for Forest Development and Management (b) |
29,105 |
29,362 |
C.3.—SAWMILLING: |
|
|
Labour, cartage, freight, equipment, materials and miscellaneous expenses for operation of sawmills at Dundrum, Co. Tipperary, and Cong. Co. Mayo (c) |
... |
... |
353 |
409 |
(a) Capital service.
(b) The total sum provided includes £20,834,000 in respect of labour.
(c) The total sum provided includes £382,200 in respect of labour.
Appropriations in Aid
|
Estimated |
Realised |
|
£ |
£ |
Forest Receipts: |
|
|
Sales of Timber |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
9,675,000 |
13,052,115 |
Rents (housing, grazing shooting, etc.) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
108,000 |
131,893 |
Sales of houses |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
150,000 |
173,898 |
Sales of plants r travelling expenses, etc. (a) |
... |
... |
117,000 |
310,538 |
Sawmill Receipts: |
|
|
Receipts from sawmills (Subhead C.3.) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
350,000 |
392,350 |
|
£10,400,000 |
£14,060,794 |
(a) Miscellaneous Appropriations in Aid comprise:
|
£ |
Receipts from Forest Parks |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
77,353 |
Sales of plants and seeds |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
72,578 |
Receipts from EEC in respect of planting grants under Western Package |
... |
... |
38,980 |
Compensation |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
28,707 |
Biomass |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
22,500 |
Sale of Scrap |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
18,348 |
Refund of Air Farce |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
14,416 |
Sale of Venison |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
12,477 |
Refund of Salaries |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
5,927 |
Refund of VAT |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4,731 |
Course |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4,416 |
Road Works |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3,326 |
Interest on Court lodgments |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2,774 |
Miscellaneous |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4,005 |
|
£310,538 |
Sales of Timber—
The climate for marketing state timber improved in 1984 due principally to increases in the price of imported sawn wood and the development of additional export outlets.
Rents—
Demand for all categories of lettings remained buoyant.
Sales of Houses to foresters—
One sale which was delayed in 1983 was closed early in 1984.
Miscellaneous (a)—
Receipts under this heading are, of their nature, difficult to estimate.
Sawmill Receipts—
The upturn experienced in the second half of 1983 continued throughout 1984.
Explanation of the Causes of Variation between Expenditure and Grant
A.2.—It was necessary to continue the employment of a consultant in relation to the State’s involvement in Chipboard Products, Limited.
B.2.—Following the setting up of Telecom Eireann, the billing periods were changed, resulting in higher expenditure in the financial year. Due to travelling restrictions, there was some increase in the number of telephone calls. Excess was partly offset by a saving on postal services.
B.3.—Excess due to the provision of additional computer equipment and cost increases generally.
C.2—A sum of £802,400 was received from the Vote for Increases in Remuneration and Pensions (No.
49).
C.3—Labour costs were less than expected due to non-filling of vacancies and absences.
D.—Expenditure was greater than anticipated due to the increased uptake of grants sanctioned in previous years.
H.—Saving resulted from the reduction in scale of certain projects in the 1984 Conservation Programme due to concentration of staff resources on areas of greater priority within the programme.
I.—Saving was due to:
(1) Non-receipt of demands for payment of 1984 Annual Subscriptions (for which provision was made) in respect of three international organisations;
(2) Fewer Wildlife Advisory Council meetings being held in 1984 and
(3) A slight reduction in the allocation to IIRS.
Extra Remuneration
Two officers received amounts of £709 and £516 in respect of overtime. A total of £7,334 was paid to sixty-seven officers for overtime.
Two officers were paid amounts of £542 and £492 in respect of attendance at meetings abroad. A total of £3,284 was paid to sixteen officers in respect of delegates allowance.
A total of £1,375 was paid to nine officers in respect of higher duties.
Notes
1. A total of £293,177, comprising £263,976 damages in eleven cases, £28,399 costs in five cases and
£802 interest in two cases was paid in respect of personal injury claims by employees arising out of accidents at work (E.112/1/81, E.112/12/82, E.112/17/82, E.112/18/84, E.112/14/80, E.112/13/80, E.112/9/82, E.112/25/84, E.112/12/81, E.112/10/82, E.112/21/84, E.112/32/84 and E.112/2/83).
2. A total of £2,655 (including £2,064 costs in two cases and an ex-gratia payment of £50) was paid in respect of damages caused in five accidents involving vehicles of the Forest and Wildlife Service (S.86/4/77 and S.48/2/51).
3. A total of £6,670 (including £799 costs in three cases) was paid in seven cases of claims arising from the operations of the Forest and Wildlife Service (S.86/4/77 and D.305/1/63).
4. A total of £275 was paid in four cases involving nugatory payments (D.305/1/63).
5. £20,000 was paid to a poundkeeper in settlement of an action for the maintenance of impounded sheep which, due to a legal technicality, could not be sold (S.86/8/83).
6. A sum of £13,767 was charged to correct book keeping errors made in previous years and to reconcile outstanding balances on a Suspense Account (S.86/4/83).
The following items were written off:-
7. £303,174 — losses resulting from forest fires (S.86/7/39 and D.305/1/63).
8. £36,848—losses in respect of thefts of property (S.86/4/77 and D.305/1/63).
9. £86,289 —in respect of timber sales to a company which subsequently went into receivership and was written off as irrecoverable (S.86/4/77).
10. £1,879 — unrecovered overpayments of wages to forest workers (D.305/1/63).
11. £16 — in respect of a bad debt (D.305/1/63).
12. A sum of £5,401 was charged to this Vote in respect of labour provided in the erection of fencing at Knock on the occasion of the Papal Visit in 1979. In addition, a sum of £23,327 was written off in respect of fencing materials supplied to the Phoenix Park and Knock (S.86/8/81).
13. Dromore Castle, an archacological site at Ennis Forest, Co. Clare, was transferred to the Office of Public Works (S.55/1/77).
14. Expenditure in respect of Review Group and Council on account of which payments were made in the year ended 31st December, 1984-
ABSTRACT ACCOUNT OF SAWMILLING OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1984
Manufacturing Account
|
Cong |
Dundrum |
Total |
|
Cong |
Dundrum |
Total |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
Value of raw material |
... |
... |
76,645 |
77,944 |
154,589 |
Trading Account—Cost of Goods produced |
... |
... |
... |
... |
286,530 |
290,247 |
576,777 |
Carriage inwards |
... |
... |
... |
42,930 |
31,238 |
74,168 |
Cost of raw material |
... |
... |
119,575 |
109,182 |
228,757 |
|
|
|
|
Factory Wages |
... |
... |
... |
150,948 |
160,280 |
311,228 |
|
|
|
|
Electricity |
... |
... |
... |
... |
9,760 |
10,889 |
20,649 |
|
|
|
|
Repairs and maintenance |
... |
6,247 |
9,896 |
16,143 |
|
|
|
|
£ |
286,530 |
290,247 |
576,777 |
£ |
286,530 |
290,247 |
576,777 |
Trading Account
|
Cong |
Dundrum |
Total |
|
Cong |
Dundrum |
Total |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
Stock of finished goods at 1st January, 1984 |
... |
... |
... |
52,606 |
27,795 |
80,401 |
Sales |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
335,381 |
337,595 |
672,976 |
Add cost of goods produced |
286,530 |
290,247 |
576,777 |
|
|
|
|
|
339,136 |
318,042 |
657,178 |
|
|
|
|
Less stock of finished goods at 31st December, 1984 |
... |
35,333 |
49,023 |
84,356 |
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold (a) |
... |
... |
303,803 |
269,019 |
572,822 |
|
|
|
|
Profit and Loss Account — Gross Profit |
... |
... |
... |
31,578 |
68,576 |
100,154 |
|
|
|
|
£ |
335,381 |
337,595 |
672,976 |
£ |
335,381 |
337,595 |
672,976 |
Profit and Loss Account
|
Cong |
Dundrum |
Total |
|
Cong |
Dundrum |
Total |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
Foresters’ salaries and other office expenses |
... |
... |
... |
33,997 |
28,346 |
62,343 |
Trading Account—Gross Profit |
31,578 |
68,576 |
100,154 |
Net Loss |
... |
11,254 |
— |
11,254 |
Insurance (notional) |
... |
... |
1,988 |
2,814 |
4,802 |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation—Buildings |
... |
2,179 |
1,334 |
3,513 |
|
|
|
|
Machinery |
... |
4,668 |
7,033 |
11,701 |
|
|
|
|
|
42,832 |
39,527 |
82,359 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Profit |
... |
... |
... |
... |
— |
29,049 |
29,049 |
|
|
|
|
|
£ |
42,832 |
68,576 |
111,408 |
|
£ |
42,832 |
68,576 |
111,408 |
|
Cong |
Dundrum |
Total |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
Gross Capital Investment in Fixed Assets at 31st December, 1983 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
165,989 |
166,862 |
332,851 |
Less Aggregate Depreciation to 31st December, 1983 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
55,847 |
59,856 |
115,703 |
Net Capital Investment in Fixed Assets at 31st December, 1983 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
110,142 |
107,006 |
217,148 |
Add Capital Investment in Fixed Assets in year ended 31st December, 1984 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
26,515 |
125,490 |
152,005 |
|
|
136,657 |
232,496 |
369,153 |
Less Depreciation in year ended 31st December, 1984 (as shown above) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
6,847 |
8,367 |
15,214 |
Net Capital Investment in Fixed Assets at 31st December, 1984 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
129,810 |
224,129 |
353,939 |
Add Value of Stock at 31st December, 1984 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
35,333 |
49,023 |
84,356 |
Capital Employed at 31st December, 1984 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
£ |
165,143 |
273,152 |
438,295 |
The provision for depreciation in these accounts represents capital in fact refunded to the Exchequer (merged in Appropriations in Aid). The aggregate of such provisions must therefore be deducted from the Gross Capital Investment figures to determine the capital currently employed.
|
|
Expenditure |
Group or Council |
Year of Appointment |
Total expend to 31st December 1984 |
Total expend to 31st December 1984 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
ldlife Advisory Council |
... |
1978 |
7,014 |
57,719 |
restry Review Group |
... |
... |
1984 |
412 |
412 |
Total |
£ |
7,426 |
58,131 |
Statement of Advances Repayable to the Department under Agreements e
at 31st December, 1984
|
£ |
Chipboard Products, Limited |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
453,847 |
Interest accrued as at 31st December, 1984 |
... |
... |
... |
243,762 |
GRANT-IN-AID FUND FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAND
tt of the Receipts and Payments during the year ended 31st December
|
£ |
Balance on 1st January, 1984 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,345,764 |
Grant-in-Aid, 1984 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3,410,000 |
Amounts received from sundry sources for sale of land, etc. |
134,457 |
|
4,890,221 |
Expenditure, 1984 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3,474,303 |
Balance on 31st December, 1984 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
£1,415,918 |
P. WHOOLEY,
Accounting Officer.
Department of Fisheries and Forestry,
29th April, 1985.
I have examined the above Accounts and Statement in accordance with the provisions of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act, 1921. I have obtained all the information and explanations that I have required, and I certify, as the result of my audit, that in my opinion the Accounts and Statements are correct.
P. L. McDONNELL.
III. |
DETAILS of certain subheads |
A.1.-SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES: |
1985 Provisional Outturn |
1986 Estimate |
|
£000 |
£000 |
Numbers |
|
|
|
1985 |
1986 |
|
|
|
246 |
238 |
Secretariat |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2,272 |
2,315 |
75 |
78 |
Accounts |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
621 |
632 |
215 |
210 |
Inspectorate, Engineering and Mapping staff |
3,458 |
3,607 |
— |
— |
Allowances |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
20 |
20 |
|
|
Foresters |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
|
499 |
496 |
Staff |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
5,230 |
5,309 |
— |
— |
Allowances in lieu of free house accommodation |
489 |
546 |
— |
— |
Overtime |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
8 |
10 |
— |
— |
Social Welfare—Employer’s contributions |
235 |
237 |
1,035 |
1,022 |
Total |
12,333 |
12,676 |
B.1—TRAVELLING AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES: |
|
|
(1) Travelling and subsistence, etc., arising from:— |
|
|
(i) Home travel |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2,400 |
2,540 |
(ii) Foreign travel: |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
|
(a) E.E.C. |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
11 |
17 |
(b) Other |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
22 |
26 |
(2) Official entertainment |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
3 |
(3) Incidental expenses: |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
|
(i) Staff training and development |
... |
... |
... |
20 |
21 |
(ii) Advertising and exhibits at shows |
... |
... |
60 |
77 |
(iii) Cleaning services, laundry, newspapers, periodicals and miscellaneous |
... |
... |
265 |
315 |
Total |
2,781 |
2,999 |
B.2.—POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES: |
|
|
Postal services (£150,000), telegrams and telephones (£504,000), handling of stores (£1,000) |
... |
... |
557 |
655 |
B.3—OFFICE MACHINERY AND OTHER OFFICE SUPPLIES: |
|
|
Purchase, rental and maintenance of:— |
|
|
1.Computer and data preparation equipment (including payments to bureaux for computer time and key punching of data) and related items |
... |
... |
... |
160 |
197 |
2.Photocopying equipment and requisite materials |
50 |
42 |
3.Other office machinery and related supplies |
... |
... |
71 |
82 |
Total |
281 |
321 |
C.2.—FOREST DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT: |
|
1985 Provisional Outturn |
1986 Estimate |
|
£000 |
£000 |
(1)State Forest Nurseries (a): |
|
|
Labour and materials for the establishment and management of State Forest Nurseries |
... |
... |
1,177 |
1,200 |
(2)Establishment of Plantations (a): |
|
|
Labour and materials for the establishment of plantations (including fencing, ground preparation, drainage and planting) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4,647 |
4,690 |
(3)New Roads and Buildings (a): |
|
|
Labour and materials for new roads and buildings and expenditure on the purchase of buildings |
... |
... |
2,390 |
2,468 |
(4)Amenity Development (a): |
|
|
Labour and materials for the development of amenities for the public in State Forests |
... |
... |
... |
1,182 |
1,143 |
(5)Mechanical Equipment for Forest Development and Management (a): |
|
|
(i)Purchase and hire of mechanical equipment and vehicles (including cartage and freight charges) |
£000
2,232 |
|
|
(ii)Operation, maintenance and repair of mechanical equipment and |
|
|
vehicles |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4,687 |
7,062 |
6,919 |
(6)General Forest Management: |
|
|
Labour and materials for general management of State Forests (including the maintenance, draining, pruning and protection of plantations and the maintenance and repair of roads, buildings, drains, fences, |
|
|
etc.) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
7,153 |
7,309 |
(7)Timber Conversion: |
|
|
Labour and materials for felling, conversion and marketing of timber (including the produce of thinnings) |
5,019 |
4,925 |
(8)Overheads and Miscellaneous Expenses: |
|
|
Overheads in connection with general forest management including tools, protective apparel, office accommodation for foresters, and miscellaneous |
|
|
expenses |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
475 |
671 |
(9)Killykeen Forest Park: |
|
|
Operating expenses for holiday chalet complex at Killykeen, |
|
|
Co. Cavan |
... |
... |
... |
... |
— |
37 |
Total for Forest Development and Management (b) |
29,105 |
29,362 |
C.3.—SAWMILLING: |
|
|
Labour, cartage, freight, equipment, materials and miscellaneous expenses for operation of sawmills at Dundrum, |
|
|
Co. Tipperary, and Cong. Co. Mayo (c) |
... |
... |
353 |
409 |
(a) Capital service.
(b) The total sum provided includes £20,834,000 in respect of labour.
(c) The total sum provided includes £382,200 in respect of labour.
|
1985 Provisional Outturn |
1986 Estimate |
E-FORESTRY EDUCATION |
£000 |
£000 |
Forestry Training Centres:— |
|
|
Numbers |
(1)Salaries, wages and allowances: |
|
|
1985 |
1986 |
|
|
|
5 |
5 |
Staff, Mountrath Training Centre |
... |
... |
85 |
88 |
8 |
7 |
Staff, Avondale Extension School |
... |
... |
45 |
48 |
— |
— |
Social Welfare—Employer’s contributions |
7 |
8 |
13 |
12 |
|
137 |
144 |
|
(2)General expenses of management of Mountrath Training Centre (£11,000) and Avondale Extension School |
|
|
|
(£20,000), |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
29 |
31 |
|
Total |
166 |
175 |
F.—JOHN F. KENNEDY PARK: |
|
|
Expenditure in connection with the development and maintenance at Slieve Coillte, Co. Wexford, of a Memorial Park, incorporating an Arboretum and Forest Garden dedicated to the memory of the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy of the United States of |
|
|
America (a) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
218 |
222 |
I—AGENCY, ADVISORY AND SPECIAL SERVICES: |
|
|
Agency, advisory and special services including research, consultative committees, inquiries, etc. (£249,000) and subscriptions to international organisations (£19,000) |
316 |
268 |
K.—APPROPRIATIONS IN AID: |
|
|
Forest Receipts |
|
|
Sales of timber |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
16,305 |
16,624 |
Rents (housing, grazing, shooting, etc.) |
... |
... |
115 |
121 |
Sale of houses to foresters |
... |
... |
... |
... |
158 |
105 |
Sales of plants, refunds of travelling expenses, etc. |
570 |
644 |
Saw Mill Receipts: |
|
|
Receipts from sawmills (Subhead C.3.) |
... |
... |
370 |
387 |
|
Total |
17,518 |
17,881 |
|
(a) The sum provided includes £197,400 in respect of labour.
Explanation of the Causes of Variation between Expenditure and Grant
A.2.—It was necessary to continue the employment of a consultant in relation to the State’s involvement in Chipboard Products, Limited.
B.2.—Following the setting up of Telecom Eireann, the billing periods were changed, resulting in higher expenditure in the financial year. Due to travelling restrictions, there was some increase in the number of telephone calls. Excess was partly offset by a saving on postal services.
B.3.—Excess due to the provision of additional computer equipment and cost increases generally.
C.2.—A sum of £802,400 was received from the Vote for Increases in Remuneration and Pensions (No.
49).
C.3.—Labour costs were less than expected due to non-filling of vacancies and absences.
D.—Expenditure was greater than anticipated due to the increased uptake of grants sanctioned in previous years.
H.—Saving resulted from the reduction in scale of certain projects in the 1984 Conservation Programme due to concentration of staff resources on areas of greater priority within the programme.
I.—Saving was due to:
(1) Non-receipt of demands for payment of 1984 Annual Subscriptions (for which provision was made) in respect of three international organisations;
(2) Fewer Wildlife Advisory Council meetings being held in 1984 and
(3) A slight reduction in the allocation to IIRS.
Appropriations in Aid
|
Estimated |
Realised |
|
£ |
£ |
Forest Receipts: |
|
|
Sales of Timber |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
9,675,000 |
13,052,115 |
Rents (housing, grazing, shooting, etc.) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
108,000 |
131,893 |
Sales of houses to foresters |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
150,000 |
173,898 |
Sales of plants, refunds of travelling expenses, etc.(a) |
... |
... |
117,000 |
310,538 |
Sawmill Receipts: |
|
|
Receipts from sawmills (Subhead C.3.) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
350,000 |
392,350 |
|
£10,400,000 |
£14,060,794 |
Sales of Timber—
The climate for marketing state timber improved in 1984 due principally to increases in the price of imported sawn wood and the development of additional export outlets.
Rents—
Demand for all categories of lettings remained buoyant.
Sales of Houses to foresters—
One sale which was delayed in 1983 was closed early in 1984.
Miscellaneous (a)—
Receipts under this heading are, of their nature, difficult to estimate.
Sawmill Receipts—
The upturn experienced in the second half of 1983 continued throughout 1984.
(a) Miscellaneous Appropriations in Aid comprise:—
|
£ |
Receipts from Forest Parks |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
77,353 |
Sales of plants and seeds |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
72,578 |
Receipts from EEC in respect of planting grants under Western Package |
... |
... |
38,980 |
Compensation |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
28,707 |
Biomass |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
22,500 |
Sale of Scrap |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
18,348 |
Refund of Air Fares |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
14,416 |
Sale of Venison |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
12,477 |
Refund of Salaries |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
5,927 |
Refund of VAT |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4,731 |
Courses |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4,416 |
Road Works |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3,326 |
Interest on Court lodgments |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2,774 |
Miscellaneous |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4,005 |
|
£310,538 |
Extra Remuneration
Two officers received amounts of £709 and £516 in respect of overtime. A total of £7,334 was paid to sixty-seven officers for overtime.
Two officers were paid amounts of £542 and £492 in respect of attendance at meetings abroad. A total of £3,284 was paid to sixteen officers in respect of delegates allowance.
A total of £1,375 was paid to nine officers in respect of higher duties.
Notes
1. A total of £293,177, comprising £263,976 damages in eleven cases, £28,399 costs in five cases and
£802 interest in two cases was paid in respect of personal injury claims by employees arising out of accidents at work (E.112/1/81, E.112/12/82, E.112/17/82, E.112/18/84, E.112/14/80, E.112/13/80, E.112/9/82, E.112/25/84, E.112/12/81, E.112/10/82, E.112/21/84, E.112/32/84 and E.112/2/83).
2. A total of £2,655 (including £2,064 costs in two cases and an ex-gratía payment of £50) was paid in respect of damages caused in five accidents involving vehicles of the Forest and Wildlife Service (S.86/4/77 and S.48/2/51).
3. A total of £6,670 (including £799 costs in three cases) was paid in seven cases of claims arising from the operations of the Forest and Wildlife Service (S.86/4/77 and D.305/1/63).
4. A total of £275 was paid in four cases involving nugatory payments (D.305/1/63).
5. £20,000 was paid to a poundkeeper in settlement of an action for the maintenance of impounded sheep which, due to a legal technicality, could not be sold (S.86/8/83).
6. A sum of £13,767 was charged to correct book-keeping errors made in previous years and to reconcile outstanding balances on a Suspense Account (S.86/4/83).
The following items were written off:—
7. £303,174 — losses resulting from forest fires (S.86/7/39 and D.305/1/63).
8. £36,848 — losses in respect of thefts of property (S.86/4/77 and D.305/1/63).
9. £86,289 — in respect of timber sales to a company which subsequently went into receivership and was written off as irrecoverable (S.86/4/77).
10. £1,879 — unrecovered overpayments of wages to forest workers (D.305/1/63).
11. £16 — in respect of a bad debt (D.305/1/63).
12. A sum of £5,401 was charged to this Vote in respect of labour provided in the erection of fencing at Knock on the occasion of the Papal Visit in 1979. In addition, a sum of £23,327 was written off in respect of fencing materials supplied to the Phoenix Park and Knock (S.86/8/81).
13. Dromore Castle, an archaeological site at Ennis Forest, Co. Clare, was transferred to the Office of Public Works (S.55/1/77).
14. Expenditure in respect of Review Group and Council on account of which payments were made in the year ended 31st December, 1984—
FORESTRY
Vote 36
ACCOUNT of the sum expended, in the year ended 31st December, 1984, compared with the sum granted, for salaries and expenses in connection with Forestry, and for payment of a grant-in-aid.
Service |
|
Grant |
Expenditure |
Expenditure compared with Grant |
Less than Granted |
More than Granted |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
A.1.—Salaries, Wages and Allowances |
11,796,900 |
11,786,856 |
10,044 |
— |
A.2.—Consultancy Services |
... |
... |
|
10 |
861 |
— |
851 |
B.1.—Travelling and Incidental Expenses |
|
2,495,700 |
2,451,368 |
44,332 |
— |
B.2.—Post Office Services |
... |
... |
|
540,000 |
641,270 |
— |
101,270 |
B.3.—Office, Machinery and other Office Supplies |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplies |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
181,000 |
216,500 |
— |
35,500 |
C.1.—Payment to Grant-in-Aid Fund for Acquisition of Land (Grant-in- |
|
|
|
|
|
Aid) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
3,500,000 |
3,410,000 |
90,000 |
— |
C.2.—Forest Development and |
|
|
|
|
|
Management |
... |
... |
... |
|
26,609,000 |
26,595,100 |
13,900 |
— |
C.3.—Sawmilling |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
375,400 |
353,005 |
|
22,395 |
C.4.—Provision for Grant Assistance to Chipboard Products, Limited |
|
10 |
— |
10 |
— |
D.—Grants for Afforestation Purposes etc., including promotion thereof |
|
145,000 |
218,759 |
— |
73,759 |
E.—Forestry Education |
... |
... |
... |
|
168,000 |
163,525 |
4,475 |
— |
F.—John F. Kennedy Park |
... |
... |
|
205,800 |
213,812 |
— |
8,012 |
G.—Game Development and Management |
|
509,000 |
496,748 |
12,252 |
— |
H.—Wildlife Conservation |
... |
... |
|
170,000 |
160,051 |
9,949 |
— |
I.—Agency, Advisory and Special Services |
|
268,180 |
247,160 |
21,020 |
— |
Gross Total |
£ |
46,964,000 |
46,955,015 |
228,377 |
219,392 |
|
|
|
|
Surplus of Gross Estimate over Expenditure |
|
|
|
|
£8,985 |
Deduct— |
|
Estimated |
Realised |
Surplus of Appropriations in Aid realised |
J.—Appropriations in Aid |
... |
... |
|
10,400,000 |
14,060,794 |
£3,660,794 |
|
|
|
|
Total Surplus to be surrendered |
Net Total |
£ |
36,564,000 |
32,894,221 |
£3,669,779 |
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