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Jack Chambers, who is imposing the levy, said his department would suppress roles and cut spending on consultancy and research to find savings
Jack Chambers, who is imposing the levy, said his department would suppress roles and cut spending on consultancy and research to find savings Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers and Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke, who warned Chambers he would not be able to save €8m this year 'through efficiency measures alone'.
Photograph: Stephen CollinsA levy introduced to recoup some of a €640 million education overspend will have “implications” across the Department of Enterprise, its Minister,Ministers were given until July 17th to tell the Department of Public Expenditure what efficiencies and reforms they were considering to save money. Burke warned Chambers he would not be able to save €8 million this year “through efficiency measures alone” and that the full impact of the levy would not be clear until after Budget 2027 is announced next month.
Man jailed for murder of father of five in Cork golf-club attackThe Department of Enterprise said it is “not possible to link a reduction of €8 million in current funding to efficiencies and reforms alone” and that a “reduction in current expenditure will be required to reduce the overall current budget”. Burke said his department was discussing proposals with the Department of Public Expenditure on how the levy demand could be met.
“However, given the scale of the levy, it is expected that its implementation will have implications for expenditure across the vote. The final package of measures will be agreed through the estimates process,” Burke said.saying pay and related costs were its main expense. Martin said new areas of work would be met with existing resources and the recruitment of new staff would mainly be done through secondment arrangements.
His department also expects to save more than €500,000 through the winding down of the Covid-19 evaluation at the end of this year. The independent inquiry had received annual funding of about €1 million. Minister for Finance Simon Harris said his department is expecting to make some savings from the end of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.
He said any potential impact on public services as a result of the levy would be “offset against the efficiencies and reforms identified”. Chambers said his department was planning to save money by suppressing a number of roles and cutting spending on “policy reviews, consultancy services and research”. Minister for Housing James Browne said his department would be able to meet its €5 million levy “without significant impact on the delivery of critical services”.
He said his department would invest more in Government or NGO-owned emergency accommodation in an attempt to save money on private providers. Farrell said she believed the imposition of the levy was a “clear return to austerity” and the cuts involved were unnecessary and unworkable.
“These cuts should be abandoned immediately, and the Minister should commit to allocating the necessary funding to rebuild our public services after years of neglect by successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael governments,” she added. Government prioritiesGP and elderly mother awarded €12k over Dundrum clinic receptionist’s ‘disrespectful’ conductMost primary and secondary students refused to go to school at least once last year‘Loneliness has become a feature of my life since turning 30′Children are turning to AI for advice.
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