S.I. No. 134/2007 - Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to Central Fund) Order 2007

1. This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to Central Fund) Order 2007.

2. The sums set out in column 5 of the Schedule, amounting in the aggregate to €159,135,000 are determined to be available for making good supply in the year ending 31 December 2007 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.

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

€

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.

D

Purchase of sites and buildings

7,000,000

E

New works, alterations and additions

23,965,000

Total under Vote No. 10

30,965,000

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.

H.3

Probation and welfare services - services to offenders

1,272,000

Total under Vote No. 19

1,272,000

23

For the salaries and expenses of the Property Registration Authority.

A.5

Office machinery and other office supplies

500,000

Total under Vote No. 23

500,000

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.

C.1

Water and Sewerage services

20,000,000

Total under Vote No. 25

20,000,000

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.

C.2

National Seabed Survey (GRI)

1,000,000

D.1

Bord Iascaigh Mhara

3,885,000

D.6

Fishery Harbours

7,572,000

H.6

Grants for digital terrestrial television

1,800,000

1.2

Mining services

1,000,000

Total under Vote No. 30

15,257,000

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

20,277,000

Total under Vote No. 31

20,277,000

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

24,100,000

B.3

Other roads related services (MBRS)

55,000

E.1

Irish coastguard

1,645,000

E.3

Seaports and shipping

3,300,000

Total under Vote No. 32

29,100,000

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.

F

Science, Technology and Innovation Programmes

8,992,000

K.4

FÁS Capital

2,000,000

101

NSAI

880,000

Total under Vote No. 34

16,322,000

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.

C.1

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

13,842,000

C.2

Grants for provision and Renovation of Swimming Pools

7,000,000

Total under Vote No. 35

20,842,000

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.

L

Buildings

2,600,000

Total under Vote No. 36

2,600,000

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

Buildings, Equipping etc.

2,000,000

Total under Vote No. 39

2,000,000

TOTAL OF SCHEDULE

159,135,000

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance,

29th March 2007.

Brian Cowen

Minister for Finance.

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 2007 the carryover of €159,135,000 in unspent capital from 2006 as provided for in the Appropriation Act 2006.

S.I. No. 134 of 2007

Order

entitled

Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to Central Fund) Order 2007

Made by the Minister for Finance

Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to Central Fund) Order 2007

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 2006 (No. 35 of 2006);

AND WHEREAS there is set out in Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act 2006 the sums deferred into the year ending 31 December 2007 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