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Tables and Commentaries
Foreign Affairs Vote Group
Commentary


Overview:
The Estimates proposals submitted by the Department of Foreign Affairs identified measures required in order to contain expenditure within the approved pre-Budget Estimate. The proposals identified by the Committee would generate a total of €52m and would result in an allocation some €13m below the approved pre-Budget target.

Additional comments:
International Co-operation - In its consideration of the provision for the Vote for International Co-operation, the Committee was mindful of the Government's commitment to achieve, by 2007, the UN development aid target of 0.7%. On the basis of the allocation envisaged, it is estimated that Overseas Development Aid in 2003 will represent 0.41% of GNP - the same percentage as is estimated for 2002.


Foreign Affairs Vote Group

Summary of Committee's proposals

2002 REV (Amended Estimate)

   

544.74

Gross ELS figure for Vote Group

   

588.57

Gross Pre-Budget target (PBT) for Vote Group

   

549.79

Savings below ELS required to reach Pre-Budget target (share of €900m)

 

38.78

Gross savings proposed by the Committee to contribute to €900m target

 

52.43

Proposed Revised Gross Allocation (as per Table 1)

   

536.14

Proposed Revised Gross Allocation (following transfer of millennium funding)

 

537.312

         
   

€m

 

€m

Estimate bid submitted by the Foreign Affairs Vote Group (in line with pre-Budget target)

549.79

 

2003 proposed allocation for each subhead

         

Plus Pressures which the Committee accepts must be met

     
 

Administrative subheads

1.80

 

133.40

 

Total additions

1.80

   
         
 

Estimate bid including pressures

551.59

   
         

Less savings proposed by the Committee

     

Vote 38

Department of Foreign Affairs

     
 

Administrative Budget efficiency dividend

2.69

   
 

Administrative Budget - excess demand over target

2.31

   

Vote 39

International Co-operation

     
 

Administrative Budget efficiency dividend

0.45

 

22.27

 

Savings across programmes

10.00

 

351.31

 

Total savings

15.45

   
         
 

Proposed Revised Gross Allocation

536.14

   
         

Proposed Revised Gross Allocation following decisions of Committee

 

536.14

         

Transfer from D/Taoiseach of Millennium funding

   

1.172

         

Proposed Revised Gross Allocation post transfer of functions

 

537.312

         

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