DÁIL SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND SPORT

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1 DÁIL SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND SPORT 27 th November, 2012 SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES VOTE 31 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, TOURISM & SPORT COMMITTEE MEMBERS BRIEF

2 Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport Vote No: 31 Supplementary Estimate required: 4,000,000 (Four Million euro) It is proposed to take a Supplementary Estimate of 4,000,000 on Vote 31. The requirement of the Supplementary Estimate is 4,000,000. However, in addition a technical adjustment for 32,300,000 is also required on Vote 31 to re-allocate expenditure between Subheads as follows:- Current expenditure and Capital expenditure savings of 32m to Subhead B7 Public Service Provision Payments, National Transport Authority (NTA), Public Transport Contracts. Current expenditure savings of 300k to Subhead D6 National Sports Campus. A further 4 million in additional Exchequer income arising from the Aer Lingus dividend declared to the Exchequer is also sought to increase the Current expenditure allocation in Subhead B7 Public Service Provision Payments, National Transport Authority ( NTA), Public Transport Contracts. Reason why additional funding is required for Subhead B7 Public Service Provision Payments:- On 24th July last, the Government decided to provide additional funding of 36m to CIÉ to ensure that the companies could continue to operate for the rest of This would bring the total subvention for this year to 278m. The decision to increase the subvention to CIÉ was taken to ensure that the Group remains adequately funded for the immediate future and can continue to provide a sufficient service to the travelling public. The allocation of the additional PSO subvention is a matter for the NTA in conjunction with the companies. Reason why additional funding is required for Subhead D6 National Sports Campus :- The NSCDA requirement for additional Current expenditure funding of 300k over its allocation of 1,498k arises from unforeseen events mainly (1) a failure of a CHP Unit that gave rise to increased energy bills at the National Aquatic Centre and (2) a tragedy at the centre that led to a temporary closure and revenue loss.

3 Current Expenditure Subheads yielding savings for Virement Land Transport Programme ( 1.5m) 1. Subhead B9 National Transport Authority Administration ( 1m) Subhead B4 Medical Bureau of Road Safety ( 500k) The savings arise in Subhead B9 National Transport Authority ( 1m) as the Authority will utilise an identical amount from its own resources, specifically the surplus transferred from the former Commission for Taxi Regulation on 1 January 2011, to fund some of its administrative costs. Subhead B4 Medical Bureau of Road Safety has realised savings of ( 500k) in 2012, made up from savings of 183,000 in the Bureau s Drug Analysis Programme, 107,000 in their Alcohol Breath Roadside Screening Programme, 60,000 in laboratory equipment, 50,000 from Buildings and Utilities and 100,000 from various other smaller expenditure headings. Capital Expenditure Subheads yielding savings for Virement 2. The Capital expenditure savings arise in Subhead B6 Smarter Travel and Carbon Reduction; Subhead B8 Public Transport Investment Programme; Subhead C3 Maritime Transport and Safety; D3 Grants for Sporting Bodies; D6 National Sports Campus and Subhead E7 Tourism Product Development. Land Transport Programme ( 16.7m) Savings arise in Subhead B6 Smarter Travel and Carbon Reduction ( 6.2m) as a result of the cancellation of three proposed new programmes - Regional Transport and Information Hubs, Local Authority Ecodriving pilot and Area-based Personalised Travel Planning Savings arise in Subhead B8 Public Transport Investment Programme ( 10.5m) as follows:- B8.1 Public Transport Projects 430k savings have been made in the Regional Cities and Public Transport Accessibility Programmes. The Programme consists of an on-going programme of accessibility improvement works to existing public transport infrastructure and facilities. The savings involve various minor adjustments to a wide variety of projects and the withholding of funding that had not been allocated.

4 B8.2 Public Transport Safety and Development ( 2.140m). The development of new stations at both Crusheen and Oranmore on the Western Rail Corridor were delayed due to planning issues. Payments in respect of the installation of Automatic Ticket Vending Machines have been deferred. B8.3 Public Transport Infrastructure NTA ( 7.930m) A delay in the granting of the Railway Order (RO) for LUAS Broombridge meant that preparatory works would not commence as soon as had been anticipated resulting in a saving of 2m. Further savings arose over a number of projects such as Bus Rapid Transit, Dublin Bikes Extension Scheme, the Kildare Route Project, Navan Phase 1 (Dunboyne) including the opening of Hansfield station not being completed. Maritime Transport and Safety Programme ( 6.7m) The savings arise in Subheads C3.1 and C3.7 as follows:- C3.1Irish Coast Guard, ( 5.3m) Search and Rescue Helicopter contracts. A milestone payment of 5.3m due to be paid when the second helicopter base is approved as operational with S92 Helicopters, was originally planned to be paid in 2012, but will now not be paid until August C3.7 Maritime Safety and Marine Regulation, Grants for Improvement of Harbours ( 1.4m). Savings arose because Wicklow County Council could not proceed with planned dredging works at Arklow Harbour in 2012 as a Dumping at Sea Licence was not received from the Environmental Protection Agency Sports Programme ( 6.4m) The savings arise in Subheads D3 and D6 as follows:- D3 Grants for Sporting Bodies ( 3.2m) as a result of slower than expected draw down of previously allocated Sports Capital expenditure Programme grants. As payments of Sports Capital expenditure Programme allocations is demand led it is impossible to accurately predict the exact timing of drawdowns. D6 National Sports Campus ( 3.2m) savings arise due to delays in progressing certain works in 2012, due to difficulties arising in the tender process.

5 Tourism Programme ( 1m) The savings arise in Subhead E7 Tourism Product Development ( 1m) due to a slower than anticipated level of drawdown of grant funding Total Capital expenditure savings 30.8m. 3. The increase in Subhead B7 Public Service Provisin Payments CIE subvention amounts to 36m which is made up of the 32m Vote Subhead virements as outlined above and 4m in additional Exchequer provision. The additional provision of 4m is equivalent to the income arising from the Aer Lingus dividend declared to the Exchequer. 4. The increase in Subhead D6 National Sports Campus is re-allocated from savings which arose in subhead B4 Medical Bureau of Road Safety. Summary Additional Expenditure B7 36,000,000 D6 300,000 Total 36,300,000 Subhead Savings B4 500,000 B9 1,000,000 B6 6,200,000 B8 10,500,000 C3 6,700,000 D3 3,200,000 D6 3,200,000 E7 1,000,000 Total 32,300,000 Additional funds required 4,000,000