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Number 40 of 2004


APPROPRIATION ACT 2004


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Issue of €71,280 out of Central Fund for year 2003.

2.

Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, totalling €33,074,174,280.

3.

Deferred surrender relating to capital supply services, totalling €236,967,000.

4.

Financial resolution passed by Dáil Éireann on 1 December

5.

Short title.

SCHEDULE 1

PART 1

Excess for Year 2003

PART 2

Appropriation of Sums Voted for Supply Services

SCHEDULE 2

Deferred Surrender Relating to Capital Supply Services


Acts Referred to

Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act 1965

1965, No. 26 .

Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1927

1927, No. 7

Public Accounts and Charges Act 1891

54 & 55 Vict., c. 24

Superannuation Acts 1834 to 1963

Superannuation and Pensions Act 1976

1976, No. 22

Finance Act 2004

2004, No. 8 .

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Number 40 of 2004


APPROPRIATION ACT 2004


AN ACT TO APPLY A CERTAIN SUM OUT OF THE CENTRAL FUND TO THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2003 AND TO APPROPRIATE TO THE PROPER SUPPLY SERVICES AND PURPOSES SUMS GRANTED BY THE CENTRAL FUND (PERMANENT PROVISIONS) ACT 1965, TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO DEFERRED SURRENDER TO THE CENTRAL FUND OF CERTAIN UNDISCHARGED APPROPRIATIONS BY REFERENCE TO THE CAPITAL SUPPLY SERVICES AND PURPOSES AS PROVIDED FOR BY SECTION 91 OF THE FINANCE ACT 2004 AND TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO A FINANCIAL RESOLUTION PASSED BY DÁIL ÉIREANN ON 1 DECEMBER 2004. [17th December, 2004]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Issue of €71,280 out of Central Fund for year 2003.

1. —The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Central Fund and apply towards making good the supply granted for the service of the year ended on 31 December 2003 the sum of seventy-one thousand, two hundred and eighty euro.

Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, totalling €33,074,174,280.

2. —(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 thirty-three thousand and seventy-four million, one hundred and seventy-four thousand, two hundred and eighty euro and comprising the sum of seventy-one thousand, two hundred and eighty euro for the service for the year ended on 31 December 2003 and the sum of thirty-three thousand and seventy-four million, one hundred and three thousand euro for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2004 are appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in Schedule 1 to this Act.

(2) In addition to the grants out of the Central Fund referred to in subsection (1) of this section, there may be applied out of any money directed under section 2 of the Public Accounts and Charges Act 1891 to be applied as appropriations-in-aid of the grants for the services and purposes specified in Schedule 1 to this Act, the sums respectively set out in the last column of that Schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of two thousand, eight hundred and ninety-nine million, six hundred and seventy-nine thousand, three hundred and eighty-three euro.

Deferred surrender relating to capital supply services, totalling €236,967,000.

3.— (1) 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 to this Act, there is set out in Schedule 2 to this Act the sums deferred into the year ending 31 December 2005, and the related votes and titles in respect of each of those sums, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of two hundred and thirty-six million, nine hundred and sixty-seven thousand euro.

Financial resolution passed by Dáil Éireann on 1 December 2004.

4. —(1) The legislation required to give effect to the financial resolution passed by Dáil Éireann on 1 December 2004 and referred to in subsection (2) of this section may, subject to the time period specified in section 4 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1927 , be enacted in the year 2005.

(2) The Financial Resolution referred to in subsection (1) of this section is Financial Resolution No. 1 (which relates to an increase in the farmers flat rate and the livestock rate of Value-Added Tax).

Short title.

5. —This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 2004 .

SCHEDULE 1

PART 1

Excess for Year 2003

Sums not exceeding

Vote No.

Title

Supply Grants

Appropriations-in-aid

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

16

Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for the Civil Service Commission for the year ended 31 December 2003

46,177

35,383

17

Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for the Office of the Ombudsman for the year ended 31 December 2003

25,103

Total of Part 1:

71,280

35,383

PART 2

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 2004

Sums not exceeding

Vote No.

Title

Supply Grants

Appropriations-in-aid

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary to the President, for certain other expenses of the President's Establishment and for certain grants

2,221,000

2

For the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach, including certain services administered by the Department and for payment of grants and grants-in-aid

37,585,000

50,000

3

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Attorney General including a grant-in-aid

13,765,000

3,000

4

For the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office

36,408,000

1,232,000

5

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

7,759,000

3,354,000

6

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Finance, including the Paymaster General's Office, for certain services administered by the Office of the Minister and for payment of certain grants and grants-in-aid

127,342,000

412,000

7

For pensions, superannuation, occupational injuries, and additional and other allowances and gratuities under the Superannuation Acts 1834 to 1963 and the Superannuation and Pensions Act 1976 and sundry other statutes; extra-statutory pensions, allowances and gratuities awarded by the Minister for Finance; fees to medical referees and occasional fees to doctors; compensation and other payments in respect of personal injuries; fees to Pensions Board; payments in respect of Pensions Benefit System, miscellaneous payments etc.

229,416,000

35,644,000

8

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Appeal Commissioners

571,000

9

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that Office

329,553,000

36,267,000

10

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of Public Works; for services administered by that Office including the Stationery Office as part of the Government Supplies Agency, and for payment of certain grants and for the recoupment of certain expenditure in connection with flood relief

438,230,000

19,873,000

11

For the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory

16,186,000

100,000

12

For Secret Service

767,000

13

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief State Solicitor

29,356,000

250,000

14

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

32,122,000

15,000

15

For the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office and certain minor services

9,498,000

1,517,000

16

For the salaries and expenses of the Public Appointments Service

11,764,000

200,000

17

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Ombudsman, the Standards in Public Offices Commission and the Office of the Information Commissioner

5,517,000

5,000

18

For the salaries and expenses of the National Gallery, including grants-in-aid

8,602,000

1,000

19

For the salaries and expenses of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, and of certain other services, including payments under cash-limited schemes administered by that Office, and payment of certain grants and grants-in-aid

339,098,000

19,341,000

20

For the salaries and expenses of the Garda Síochána, including pensions, etc; for payments of compensation and other expenses arising out of service in the Local Security Force; for the payment of certain witness' expenses; and for payment of a grant-in-aid

1,069,777,000

37,455,000

21

For the salaries and expenses of the Prison Service, probation and welfare staff and other expenses in connection with prisons, including places of detention; for probation and welfare services; and for payment of a grant-in-aid

345,726,000

1,371,000

22

For such of the salaries and expenses of the Court Service and of the Supreme Court, 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

75,708,000

23,200,000

23

For the salaries and expenses of the Land Registry and of the Registry of Deeds

33,558,000

24

For the salaries and expenses of the Charitable Donations and Bequests Office

411,000

25

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, including grants to Local Authorities, grants and other expenses in connection with housing, miscellaneous schemes, subsidies and grants

2,309,788,000

27,893,000

26

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education and Science, for certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants and grants-in-aid

6,454,881,000

225,464,000

27

Le haghaidh thuarastail agus chostais Oifig an Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta, agus le haghaidh seirbhísí áirithe atá faoi riaradh na hOifige sin, lena n-áiritear deontais áirithe

289,631,000

19,998,000

28

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and for certain services administered by that Office, including grants-in-aid and contributions to International Organisations

163,240,000

43,728,000

29

For certain Official Development Assistance, including certain grants-in-aid, and for contributions to certain International Organisations involved in Development Assistance and for the salaries and expenses in connection therewith

400,030,000

132,000

30

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants and sundry grants-in-aid

257,582,000

208,346,000

31

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture and Food, 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

926,077,000

479,141,000

32

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Transport, including certain services administered by that Office, for payment of certain grants and grants-in-aid and certain other services

1,981,961,000

24,333,000

33

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Health and Children (including Oifig an Ard-Chláraitheora), and certain other services administered by that Office, including grants to Health Boards and miscellaneous grants

8,664,272,000

1,415,000,000

34

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, including certain services administered by that Office, for payment of certain subsidies, grants and grants-in-aid and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes

1,124,471,000

89,217,000

35

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies, grants and grants-in-aid

444,387,000

6,600,000

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

697,656,000

37,292,000

37

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 for sundry grants

159,604,000

5,400,000

38

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, for certain services administered by that Office and for certain grants including a grant-in-aid

15,999,368,000

136,810,000

39

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments

215,000

Total of Part 2:

33,074,103,000

2,899,644,000

Total of Schedule 1:

33,074,174,280

2,899,679,383

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 2

Deferred Surrender Relating to Capital Supply Services

Schedule of sums included in Schedule 1 to this Act which the Minister for Finance may determine by order under section 91 of the Finance Act 2004 , will be available for application towards making goods supply in the year ended 31 December 2005 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)

(3)

21

For the salaries and expenses of the Prison Services, probation and welfare staff and other expenses in connection with prisons, including places of detention; for probation and welfare services; and for payment of a grant-in-aid

4,880,000

22

For the salaries and expenses of the Court Services and of the Supreme Court, 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

1,600,000

25

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, including grants to Local Authorities, grants and other expenses in connection with housing, miscellaneous schemes, subsidies and grants

75,601,000

26

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education and Science, for certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants and grant-in-aid

50,000,000

30

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants and sundry grants-in-aid

10,000,000

31

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture and Food, including certain services administered by that Office, and of the Irish Land Commission and for payment of certain grants, subsidies and sundry grant-in-aid and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes

17,949,000

32

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Transport, including certain services administered by that Office, for payment of certain grants and grant-in-aid, and certain other services

42,700,000

34

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, including certain services administered by that Office, for the payment of certain subsidies, grants and grants-in-aid, and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes

34,237,000

Total of Schedule 2:

236,967,000