S.I. No. 148/2006 - Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to Central Fund) Order 2006

1. This Order may be cited as the

Finance Act 2004

(Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to Central Fund) Order 2006.

2. The sums set out in column 5 of the Schedule, amounting in the aggregate to €289,268,000, are determined to be available for making good supply in the year ending 31 December 2006 for the capital supply services and purposes by reference to the Vote Number, Title, Capital Subheads and descriptions mentioned in columns 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively, of that Schedule, opposite the amount mentioned in column 5 in respect of each Capital Subhead.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of The Minister for Finance

9

th

March 2006.

Brian Cowen

Minister for Finance.

SCHEDULE

Details of sums determined for the purposes of Article 2

Vote No.

Title

Capital Subhead

Description

Sums deferred under

section 91

of the

Finance Act 2004

1

2

3

4

5

€

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

P

Civil Service Childcare Initiative

1,100,000

Total under Vote No. 6

1,100,000

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 Government Supplies Agency, and for payment of certain grants and for the recoupment of certain expenditure in connection with flood relief

D

E

Purchase of Sites and Buildings

New Works, Alterations and Additions

9,799,000

13,900,000

Total under Vote No. 10

23,699,000

19

For the salaries and expenses of the Office 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

E.10

Childcare

3,963,000

Total under Vote No. 19

3,963,000

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.

E.3

Probation and Welfare Services - Services to Offenders

600,000

Total under Vote No. 21

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.

B.1

D.5

Local Authority and Social Housing Programmes

Disability Services

73,000,000

3,000,000

Total under Vote No. 25

76,000,000

27

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, for certain services administered by that Office, and for the payment of certain grants.

G

Improvement Schemes in the Gaeltacht

2,900,000

H

Islands

2,000,000

Q.2

LEADER/National Rural Development Programme

2,000,000

Total under Vote No. 27

6,900,000

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.

B.1

Developing and Upgrading of Harbours for Fishery Purposes

1,557,000

B.3

Marine and Natural Resources Tourism Programme

850,000

D.1

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (Grant-in-Aid)

5,000,000

G.1

Information and Communications Technology Programme

3,632,000

H.4

Radio Teilifís Éireann — Deontas I Leith Theilifís na Gaeilge (Deontas-I-gCabhair)

390,000

Total under Vote No. 30

11,429,000

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.

I

Forestry

18,297,000

Total under Vote No. 31

18,297,000

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.

B.1

Road Improvement/Maintenance

96,500,000

C.2

Public Transport Investment Programme

2,500,000

Total under Vote No. 32

99,000,000

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 the payment of certain subsidies, grants and a grant-in-aid, and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes.

B.2

Intertrade Ireland

700,000

F

Science, Technology and Innovation Programmes

6,355,000

G

County Enterprise Development

3,000,000

I.1

National Standards Authority of Ireland - Grant for Administration and General Expenses

365,000

K.4

FÁS Capital

19,360,000

Total under Vote No. 34

29,780,000

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.

B.5

Tourism Product Development (Grant-In-Aid)

2,000,000

C.1

Grants for sporting bodies and the provision of sports and recreational facilities (part funded by National Lottery)

5,000,000

C.2

Grants for Provision and Renovation of Swimming Pools

9,500,000

Total under Vote No. 35

16,500,000

39

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 miscellaneous grants.

J

Grants in respect of Building, Equipping (including I.C.T.) of agencies funded by Department

2,000,000

Total under Vote No. 39

2,000,000

TOTAL OF SCHEDULE

289,268,000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Order determines, with the approval of Dáil Éireann as required under

Section 91

of the

Finance Act 2004

, the capital subheads and Votes against which Departments shall spend as a first charge in 2006 the carryover of €289,268,000 in unspent capital from 2005 as provided for in the

Appropriation Act 2005

.

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 148 of 2006

Order

entitled

Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to Central Fund) Order 2006

To be made by the Minister for Finance

Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to Central Fund) Order 2006

WHEREAS

section 91

of the

Finance Act 2004

(No. 8 of 2004) makes provision for the carry over from one year to another of any unspent Exchequer capital allocations, up to a maximum of 10 per cent of the capital allocation by Vote;

AND WHEREAS the Minister for Finance made a determination for the purposes of subsection (2) of the said section 91 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 the

Appropriation Act 2005

(No. 29 of 2005);

AND WHEREAS there is set out in Schedule 2 to the

Appropriation Act 2005

the sums deferred into the year ending 31 December 2006 and the related Votes and Titles in respect of each of the sums concerned;

AND WHEREAS, pursuant to subsection (4) of the said section 91, a draft of the following order has been laid before Dáil Éireann and a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by Dáil Éireann in the financial year immediately following the financial year in respect of which the undischarged appropriations concerned relate;

NOW, the Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 91(4) of the

Finance Act 2004

, hereby makes the following order