Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 May 2024
148. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of projected non-voted current expenditure for 2024 and 2025 including a breakdown central funds, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23401/24]
View answer149. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of projected non-voted current expenditure for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23402/24]
View answer150. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the details of capital resources outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23403/24]
View answer151. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the details on non-tax revenue as outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23404/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 148 to 15, inclusive, together.
As the Deputy may be aware, non-voted expenditure is paid out of the Central Fund under specific legislation, rather than being voted annually. It consists of expenditure on items such as the service of the National Debt and contributions to the European Union (EU) Budget or services that have already been provided for in legislation.
The figures requested by the Deputy are published by my Department on an aggregate basis as part of the Budget and Stability Programme Update (SPU) publications.
SPU2024 sets out the projections for non-voted current expenditure in respect of 2024 and 2025, at €7,140 million and €8,265 million respectively. Projections for non-tax revenue for 2024 and 2025 are also set out in Table 10 of the SPU 2024, at €1,150 million and €1,455 million respectively, while the Exchequer is projected to receive €2,005 million and €1,940 million in capital receipts in both years respectively.
Details of the main components of non-voted current expenditure over the course of the year are published by my Department as part of the monthly Fiscal Monitor publication.
The most recent Fiscal Monitor is available at: www.gov.ie/en/publication/4e994-fiscal-monitor-april-2024/.
Specifically, Note 5 of this publication details the main elements of this category of Central Fund expenditure.
The Fiscal Monitor also details the main components of both non tax revenue and capital receipts. Specifically, Note 2: Non-Tax Revenue and Note 3: Capital Receipts set out the elements that make up these two categories of Exchequer revenue.
The relevant tables from the April Fiscal Monitor are reproduced below for the Deputy's convenience.
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Note 5: |
Non-Voted Current Expenditure |
2023 |
2024 |
|
€000 |
€000 |
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Debt Service |
Interest |
(1,749,410) |
(1,340,793) |
|
Other Debt Management Expenses |
(54,317) |
(49,853) |
|
|
Other non-voted Expenditure |
Contribution to EU Budget |
(1,312,397) |
(1,106,387) |
|
Election Expenses |
(263) |
(16,362) |
|
|
Payments to Political Parties under the Electoral Acts |
(6,218) |
(6,348) |
|
|
Salaries, Pensions and Allowances |
(18,841) |
(20,079) |
|
|
Oireachtas Commission |
(48,272) |
(50,229) |
|
|
IDA & ADF - Payments under Development Banks Acts |
(38,768) |
(40,329) |
|
|
Miscellaneous |
(20) |
(22) |
|
|
Post & Telecommunications Services Act 1983 (s.46) |
(37,420) |
(36,410) |
|
|
Pensions Insolvency Payment (Amendment) Scheme |
(1,618) |
(1,533) |
|
|
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council |
(188) |
(204) |
|
|
Payments to DSP under S48B of Pensions Act 1990 |
(2,272) |
(2,484) |
|
|
African Development Fund |
(8,128) |
(11,635) |
|
|
Forestry Act 1988, Sn 44 |
(3,882) |
(2,834) |
|
|
Total |
(3,282,013) |
(2,685,502) |
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Note 2: |
Non-Tax Revenue |
2023 |
2024 |
|
€000 |
€000 |
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Surplus Income/Royalties |
National Lottery Surplus |
92,378 |
88,148 |
|
Central Bank Issue of Coins |
2,193 |
0 |
|
|
Interest on Loans |
Other Advances |
1,458 |
2,784 |
|
Dividends |
Other Dividends |
5,265 |
0 |
|
EirGrid Dividend |
4,000 |
0 |
|
|
Other Receipts |
Property Registration Authority Fees |
11,800 |
0 |
|
Motoring Fines |
3,152 |
458 |
|
|
Other Receipts collected by Departments etc. |
61,011 |
81,479 |
|
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Miscellaneous |
16,714 |
1,300 |
|
|
Pension Levy |
231 |
19 |
|
|
Tailte Eireann Registration authority fees |
11,850 |
19,100 |
|
|
Total |
210,051 |
193,288 |
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Note 3: |
Capital Receipts |
2023 |
2024 |
|
€000 |
€000 |
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EU Receipts |
European Regional Development Fund |
15,941 |
3,957 |
|
EU Just Transition Fund |
845 |
0 |
|
|
Loan Repayments |
Local loans |
0 |
5 |
|
FEOGA Intervention |
670,000 |
672,887 |
|
|
EU Stability Support to Greece |
26,058 |
0 |
|
|
Repayment of loans - Insurance Compensation fund |
0 |
30,200 |
|
|
Repayment of advances to Supply Account^ |
0 |
347,560 |
|
|
Other Receipts |
Miscellaneous Capital Receipts |
44,568 |
5,661 |
|
Sale of Telephone Licences 2012 |
7,600 |
0 |
|
|
Enterprise Ireland |
0 |
16,291 |
|
|
AIB Share Sale Receipts |
286,982 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
1,051,994 |
1,076,561 |
