Appropriation Act 2014
Number 35 of 2014
APPROPRIATION ACT 2014
1. Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, totalling €42,657,904,000
2. Deferred surrender relating to capital supply services, totalling €79,044,000
3. Repayable advances from the Central Fund
4. Amendment of section 3 of Appropriation Act 1999
5. Short title
SCHEDULE 1
Appropriation of Sums Voted for Supply Services
SCHEDULE 2
Deferred Surrender Relating to Capital Supply Services
Acts Referred to
Appropriation Act 1999 (No. 34)
Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act 1965 (No. 26)
Finance Act 2004 (No. 8)
Public Accounts and Charges Act 1891 (55 Vict, c. 24)
Superannuation Acts 1834 to 2004
Number 35 of 2014
APPROPRIATION ACT 2014
An Act 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, for the purpose of maintaining a sufficient amount of moneys in the Paymaster General’s supply account so as to enable the discharge of particular liabilities, to make provision for repayable advances from the Central Fund, and to provide for related matters.
[19 th December, 2014]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:

Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, totalling €42,657,904,000
1. (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 forty-two thousand, six hundred and fifty-seven million, nine hundred and four thousand euro for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2014 are appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in Schedule 1 .
(2) In addition to the grants out of the Central Fund referred to in subsection (1), 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 , the sums respectively set out in the last column of that Schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of three thousand, five hundred and eighty two million, seven hundred and eight thousand euro.

Deferred surrender relating to capital supply services, totalling €79,044,000
2. 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 , there are set out in Schedule 2 the sums deferred into the year ending 31 December 2015, and the related votes and titles in respect of each of those sums, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of seventy nine million and forty four thousand euro.

Repayable advances from the Central Fund
3. (1) The Minister for Finance may, following a request from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and for the purpose of maintaining a sufficient amount of moneys in the Paymaster General’s Supply Account, having regard to the sums payable from that Account, put in place funding arrangements to facilitate electronic funds transfers where payments to discharge a liability are due on 1 and 2 January 2015.
(2) Amounts required by the Minister for Finance under subsection (1), which in aggregate shall not exceed €250 million, shall be advanced out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof.
(3) Any sums so advanced shall be repaid from the Paymaster General’s Supply Account to the Central Fund in January 2015.

Amendment of section 3 of Appropriation Act 1999
4. Section 3 of the Appropriation Act 1999 is amended with effect from 1 January 2015—
(a) by substituting “1 January 2015” for “1 January 2006”,
(b) by substituting “Minister for Health” for “Health Service Executive” in both places where it occurs, and
(c) by substituting “his or her functions” for “its functions”.

Short title
5. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 2014.
SCHEDULE 1

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 2014.
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 General to the President, for certain other expenses of the President’s Establishment and for certain grants
3,267,000
120,000
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
21,423,000
878,000
3
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Attorney General, including a grant-in-aid
14,301,000
788,000
4
For the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office
39,577,000
1,943,000
5
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
36,838,000
975,000
6
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief State Solicitor
26,309,000
1,860,000
7
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
31,200,000
1,500,000
8
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
5,922,000
5,875,000
9
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that Office, including payment of a grant
320,463,000
72,966,000
10
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Appeal Commissioners
477,000
32,000
11
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, for certain services administered by the Office of the Minister and for payment of certain grants and grants-in-aid
35,898,000
4,000,000
12
For pensions, superannuation, occupational injuries, and additional and other allowances and gratuities under the Superannuation Acts 1834 to 2004 and sundry other statutes; extra-statutory pensions, allowances and gratuities awarded by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; fees to medical referees and occasional fees to doctors; compensation and other payments in respect of personal injuries; fees to Pensions Board; miscellaneous payments etc.
384,800,000
93,000,000
13
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of Public Works; for services administered by that Office and for payment of certain grants and for the recoupment of certain expenditure
354,146,000
27,026,000
14
For the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory
7,795,000
852,000
15
For Secret Service
1,000,000
16
For the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office and certain minor services
8,904,000
1,291,000
17
For the salaries and expenses of the Public Appointments Service
6,987,000
245,000
18
For the salaries and expenses of Shared Services
30,581,000
3,468,000
19
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Ombudsman, the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments, the Standards in Public Office Commission, the Office of the Information Commissioner and the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information
7,743,000
397,000
20
For the salaries and expenses of the Garda Síochána, including pensions, etc.; for the payment of certain witnesses’ expenses, and for payment of a grant-in-aid
1,314,728,000
126,800,000
21
For the salaries and expenses of the Prison Service, and other expenses in connection with prisons, including places of detention; for probation services; and for payment of a grant-in-aid
317,795,000
16,393,000
22
For such of the salaries and expenses of the Courts Service and of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, 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
58,031,000
48,722,000
23
For the salaries and expenses of the Property Registration Authority
30,108,000
979,000
24
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Probation Service staff and of certain other services including payments under cash-limited schemes administered by that Office, and payment of certain grants and grants-in-aid
324,596,000
55,940,000
25
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, including grants to Local Authorities, grants and other expenses in connection with housing, water services, miscellaneous schemes, subsidies and grants
773,591,000
94,632,000
26
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills, for certain services administered by that Office, and for the payments of certain grants and grants-in-aid
7,951,544,000
554,333,000
27
For certain Official Development Assistance, including certain grants-in-aid, and for contributions to certain International Organisations involved in Development Assistance and for salaries and expenses in connection therewith
478,013,000
1,150,000
28
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and for certain services administered by that Office, including grants-in-aid and contributions to International Organisations
167,236,000
45,048,000
29
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants and sundry grants-in-aid, and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes
194,506,000
237,000,000
30
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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
1,135,103,000
66,797,000
31
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, including certain services administered by that Office, for payment of certain grants, grants-in-aid and certain other services
1,437,669,000
394,431,000
32
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, 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
732,075,000
48,948,000
33
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies, grants and grants-in-aid
259,458,000
4,439,000
34
For the salaries and expenses of the National Gallery, including grants-in-aid
7,274,000
3,256,000
35
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 other payments and for sundry grants
220,190,000
5,500,000
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
640,292,000
36,638,000
37
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Social Protection, for certain services administered by that Office, for payments to the Social Insurance Fund and for certain grants
11,856,900,000
242,020,000
38
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Health and certain other services administered by that Office, including miscellaneous grants
201,969,000
3,916,000
39
For the salaries and expenses of the Health Service Executive and certain other services administered by the Executive, including miscellaneous grants
12,232,496,000
1,355,313,000
40
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, for certain services administered by that Office, and for the payment of grants including certain grants under cash-limited schemes
974,268,000
22,887,000
41
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of Government Procurement
12,431,000
350,000
Total of Schedule 1
42,657,904,000
3,582,708,000
SCHEDULE 2

Deferred Surrender Relating to Capital Supply Services
Schedule of sums included in Schedule 1 to this Act which the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform may determine by order under section 91 of the Finance Act 2004 , will be available for application towards making good supply in the year ended 31 December 2015 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)
€
18
For the salaries and expenses of Shared Services
998,000
29
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants and sundry grants-in-aid, and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes
4,600,000
30
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, 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
18,000,000
31
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, including certain services administered by that Office, for payment of certain grants, grants-in-aid and certain other services
29,105,000
32
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, 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
20,000,000
33
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies, grants and grants-in-aid
6,216,000
41
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of Government Procurement
125,000
Total of Schedule 2
79,044,000