Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 June 2010
320 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the elements of the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes that have been implemented to date by his Department; his plans to implement any aspects of the plan in the future; if the overall plan has been assessed by his Department; and if so, his views on the benefits of the plans. [28121/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following savings for my Department, arising from the Report of the Special Group, were included in Budget 2010.
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Transport Savings Measures |
Savings 2010 |
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€m |
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Programme A — Administration |
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A.1 |
Reduce pay expenditure |
1.90 |
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A.2 |
Reduce non pay expenditure |
0.90 |
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Programme A Savings |
2.80 |
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Programme B — Roads |
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B1 |
Reduce expenditure on roads maintenance/improvement |
13.80 |
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B4 |
National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) |
3.50 |
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Programme B Savings |
17.30 |
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Programme C — Public Transport |
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C1 |
Operational efficiencies among CIE companies |
27.00 |
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Programme C Savings |
27.00 |
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Cross Programme Savings |
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Reduction in National Roads Authority (NRA) administrative budget |
1.00 |
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Reduction in Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) administrative budget |
0.35 |
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Cross Programme Savings |
1.00 |
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Total Programme Savings |
48.10 |
Other savings amounting to €12.2million, not proposed by the Special Group, were also included in my Department's current Estimate for 2010, bringing the total underlying current expenditure reduction for the year to €60.3million. The Report's other recommendations on additional non-revenue reduction measures and organisational restructuring are under continuing consideration within my Department at present.
In relation to Agency rationalisation, I have established a High Level Steering Group to make recommendations on how to implement the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA)/ National Roads Authority (NRA) merger. It is also planned to have an amalgamated accident investigation body in operation on an administrative basis before the end of 2010.
