Appropriation Act 2014
What is this act about?
This law, the Appropriation Act 2014, is about allocating specific amounts of money for various public services and purposes for the year ending December 31, 2014. It also deals with how certain unspent funds from capital projects can be carried over to the next year and how temporary advances can be made from the Central Fund.
Who it applies to: The Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; Various public services and government offices listed in Schedule 1, such as the Office of the President, the Department of the Taoiseach, the Office of the Attorney General, the Central Statistics Office, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Office of the Chief State Solicitor, the Office of the Minister for Finance, the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, the Office of the Appeal Commissioners, the Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, the Office of Public Works, the State Laboratory, the Valuation Office, the Public Appointments Service, Shared Services, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Garda Síochána, the Prison Service, the Courts Service, the Property Registration Authority, the Office of the Minister for Justice and Equality, and the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.
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What does this act regulate?
- The appropriation of sums voted for supply services, totaling €42,657,904,000.
- The deferred surrender of €79,044,000 relating to capital supply services, allowing these funds to be used in the following year.
- Repayable advances from the Central Fund to ensure sufficient money in the Paymaster General’s Supply Account for certain payments.
- An amendment to section 3 of the Appropriation Act 1999, updating dates and responsibilities.
Who does this act apply to?
- The Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
- Various public services and government offices listed in Schedule 1, such as the Office of the President, the Department of the Taoiseach, the Office of the Attorney General, the Central Statistics Office, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Office of the Chief State Solicitor, the Office of the Minister for Finance, the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, the Office of the Appeal Commissioners, the Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, the Office of Public Works, the State Laboratory, the Valuation Office, the Public Appointments Service, Shared Services, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Garda Síochána, the Prison Service, the Courts Service, the Property Registration Authority, the Office of the Minister for Justice and Equality, and the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.
What are the key points?
- A total of €42,657,904,000 is appropriated for public services for the year ending December 31, 2014.
- An additional €3,582,708,000 may be applied as appropriations-in-aid for the specified services.
- €79,044,000 in unspent capital funds can be carried over to the year ending December 31, 2015.
- The Minister for Finance can make repayable advances from the Central Fund, not exceeding €250 million, to ensure timely payments from the Paymaster General’s Supply Account, with these advances to be repaid in January 2015.
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Section 5
Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, totalling €42,657,904,000 1. (1) The sums granted by the Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act 1965 , out of the Central Fund towards making good the supply granted, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of forty-two thousand, six hundred and fifty-seven million, nine hundred and four thousand euro for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2014 are appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in Schedule 1 .
Deferred surrender relating to capital supply services, totalling €79,044,000 2. For the purposes of section 91 of the Finance Act 2004 , in respect of certain undischarged appropriations by reference to the capital supply services and purposes included in a vote referred to in Schedule 1 , there are set out in Schedule 2 the sums deferred into the year ending 31 December 2015, and the related votes and titles in respect of each of those sums, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of seventy nine million and forty four thousand euro.
Repayable advances from the Central Fund 3. (1) The Minister for Finance may, following a request from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and for the purpose of maintaining a sufficient amount of moneys in the Paymaster General’s Supply Account, having regard to the sums payable from that Account, put in place funding arrangements to facilitate electronic funds transfers where payments to discharge a liability are due on 1 and 2 January 2015.
Amendment of section 3 of Appropriation Act 1999 4.
Section 3
of the Appropriation Act 1999 is amended with effect from 1 January 2015— (a) by substituting “1 January 2015” for “1 January 2006”, (b) by substituting “Minister for Health” for “Health Service Executive” in both places where it occurs, and (c) by substituting “his or her functions” for “its functions”.
Short title 5. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 2014.
SCHEDULE 1 Appropriation of Sums Voted for Supply Services Schedule of sums granted, and of sums which may be applied as appropriations-in-aid in addition to the sums granted, to defray the charges for the Public Services mentioned in column (2) to this Schedule which come in course of payment during the year ending 31 December 2014.
Sums not exceeding Vote No.
Title Supply Grants Appropriations-in-aid
(1)
(2)
(3)
384,800,000 93,000,000 13 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 354,146,000 27,026,000 14 For the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory 7,795,000 852,000 15 For Secret Service 1,000,000 16 For the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office and certain minor services 8,904,000 1,291,000 17 For the salaries and expenses of the Public Appointments Service 6,987,000 245,000 18 For the salaries and expenses of Shared Services 30,581,000 3,468,000 19 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 7,743,000 397,000 20 For the salaries and expenses of the Garda Síochána, including pensions, etc.; for the payment of certain witnesses’ expenses, and for payment of a grant-in-aid 1,314,728,000 126,800,000 21 For the salaries and expenses of the Prison Service, and other expenses in connection with prisons, including places of detention; for probation services; and for payment of a grant-in-aid 317,795,000 16,393,000 22 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 58,031,000 48,722,000 23 For the salaries and expenses of the Property Registration Authority 30,108,000 979,000 24 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 and grants-in-aid 324,596,000 55,940,000 25 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, including grants to Local Authorities, grants and other expenses in connection with housing, water services, miscellaneous schemes, subsidies and grants 773,591,000 94,632,000 26 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 and grants-in-aid 7,951,544,000 554,333,000 27 For certain Official Development Assistance, including certain grants-in-aid, and for contributions to certain International Organisations involved in Development Assistance and for salaries and expenses in connection therewith
478,013,000 1,150,000 28 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-in-aid and contributions to International Organisations 167,236,000 45,048,000 29 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants and sundry grants-in-aid, and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes 194,506,000 237,000,000 30 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, subsidies and sundry grants-in-aid and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes 1,135,103,000 66,797,000 31 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, grants-in-aid and certain other services 1,437,669,000 394,431,000 32 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, including certain services administered by that Office, for the payment of certain subsidies, grants and a grant-in-aid, and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes 732,075,000 48,948,000 33 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies, grants and grants-in-aid 259,458,000 4,439,000 34 For the salaries and expenses of the National Gallery, including grants-in-aid 7,274,000 3,256,000 35 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 220,190,000 5,500,000 36 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-in-aid 640,292,000 36,638,000 37 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Social Protection, for certain services administered by that Office, for payments to the Social Insurance Fund and for certain grants
11,856,900,000 242,020,000 38 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Health and certain other services administered by that Office, including miscellaneous grants 201,969,000 3,916,000 39 For the salaries and expenses of the Health Service Executive and certain other services administered by the Executive, including miscellaneous grants 12,232,496,000 1,355,313,000 40 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 974,268,000 22,887,000 41 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of Government Procurement 12,431,000 350,000 Total of Schedule 1 42,657,904,000 3,582,708,000 SCHEDULE 2 Deferred Surrender Relating to Capital Supply Services Schedule of sums included in Schedule 1 to this Act which the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform may determine by order under section 91 of the Finance Act 2004 , will be available for application towards making good supply in the year ended 31 December 2015 for the capital supply services and purposes in the Votes and corresponding Titles mentioned in columns (1) and (2).
Vote No.
Title Sums for which surrender is deferred
(1)
(2)