The table lists the specific areas where an increase in spending in excess of £50,000 has been approved in the 1997–98 Northern Ireland main estimates:
| Line |
Net total 1997–98 |
Total net provision 1996–97 |
Increase £000 |
| Department of Agriculture Vote 1 |
| C: Domestic policy—National |
27,801 |
17,177 |
10,624 |
| Department of Agriculture Vote 2 |
|
|
|
| A: Agri-food development services |
17,861 |
17,383 |
478 |
| C: Veterinary services |
17,800 |
16,823 |
977 |
| G: Fisheries |
5,198 |
4,027 |
1,171 |
| J: EU structural funds |
3,694 |
3,304 |
390 |
| K: EU Peace and Reconciliation—Dept. Exp. |
6,801 |
6,588 |
213 |
| L: Matching funding for EU PRP—Dept. Exp. |
2,265 |
2,196 |
69 |
| Department of Economic Development Vote 1 |
| A: Land and buildings |
30,699 |
22,399 |
8,300 |
| B: Promotion |
9,171 |
8,858 |
313 |
| C: Assistance to Industry |
7,352 |
6,467 |
885 |
| D: Assistance to Industry |
105,291 |
95,155 |
10,136 |
| Department of Economic Development Vote 2 |
| F: Development of Tourism |
13,935 |
13,580 |
355 |
| H: Energy and Mineral |
21,267 |
16,475 |
4,792 |
| J: EU Peace and Reconciliation—Dept. Exp. |
7,003 |
2,574 |
4,429 |
| L: Matching funding for EUPRP—Dept. Exp. |
2,335 |
858 |
1,477 |
| M: Matching funding for EUPRP |
2,968 |
473 |
2,495 |
| Department of Economic Development Vote 3 |
| E: EU Peace and Reconciliation—Dept. Exp. |
12,416 |
7,598 |
4,818 |
| G: Matching funding for EUPRP—Dept. Exp. |
4,139 |
2,486 |
1,653 |
| H: Matching funding for EUPRP |
1,130 |
1,026 |
104 |
| Department of the Environment Vote 1 |
| E: Road passenger services |
11,938 |
11,735 |
203 |
| Line |
Net total 1997–98 |
Total net provision 1996–97 |
Increase £000 |
| I: Matching funding for EUPRP |
174 |
50 |
124 |
| K: Other expenditure |
6,127 |
6,000 |
127 |
| Department of the Environment Vote 2 |
| B: Housing—other expenditure |
2,345 |
2,212 |
133 |
| D: Housing grant to NIHE (Public Corp) |
138,000 |
136,290 |
1,710 |
| Department of the Environment Vote 3 |
| A: Water Service |
146,917 |
145,399 |
1,518 |
| B: Privatisation |
3,799 |
2,499 |
1,300 |
| Department of the Environment Vote 4 |
| A: Environment and Heritage Service |
21,501 |
21,419 |
82 |
| F: Rate Collection Agency |
6,597 |
6,397 |
200 |
| G: Ordnance Survey of NI |
5,118 |
4,913 |
205 |
| L: Matching funding for EU PRP |
9,349 |
2,155 |
7,194 |
| Department of the Environment Vote 5 |
| A: Fire Services |
43,836 |
43,471 |
365 |
| Department of Education Vote 1 |
|
|
|
| A: Education and library boards—grants in aid |
843,011 |
831,458 |
11,553 |
| C: Voluntary and grant integrated schools |
181,343 |
168,211 |
13,132 |
| E: CCEA |
8,776 |
8,485 |
291 |
| I: Miscellaneous services, Administration and Research |
2,588 |
2,384 |
204 |
| J: F E Incorporation |
1,508 |
1,000 |
508 |
| X: Matching funding for EU PRP |
4,853 |
1,082 |
3,771 |
| Department of Education Vote 2 |
|
|
|
| A: Pensions, lump sums etc. Teachers Superannation |
39,677 |
29,171 |
10,506 |
| Department of Health and Social Services Vote 1 |
|
| A: Hospital community H and PSS and family HS |
1,272,324 |
1,246,301 |
26,023 |
| C: Family HS (demand led) general medical services |
72,643 |
69,907 |
2,736 |
| D: Family HS (demand led) Pharmaceutical services |
149,524 |
141,736 |
7,788 |
| E: Family HS (demand led) dental services |
46,555 |
42,373 |
4,182 |
| F: Family HS (demand led) ophthalmic services |
10,937 |
9,829 |
1,108 |
| H: Welfare foods |
7,202 |
7,026 |
176 |
| J: Other centrally financed services |
2,553 |
2,261 |
292 |
| K: Additional current advances to HSS boards |
53,000 |
44,843 |
8,157 |
| Department of Health and Social Services Vote 3 |
|
| E: Special Initiatives |
3,168 |
1,382 |
1,786 |
| H: EU PRP—Departmental expenditure |
5,939 |
4,683 |
1,256 |
| I: Matching funding for EU PRP—Depart expend |
1,980 |
1,561 |
419 |
| K: Matching funding for EU PRP |
2,499 |
1,883 |
616 |
| Line |
Net total 1997–98 |
Total net provision 1996–97 |
Increase £000 |
| Department of Health and Social Services Vote 5 |
|
| A: Benefits including Income Support for Elderly |
1,121,618 |
1,055,806 |
65,812 |
| B: Income support—non pensioners and jobseekers |
601,905 |
572,669 |
29,236 |
| Department of Health and Social Services Vote 6 |
|
| A: Independent living funds |
5,198 |
5,077 |
121 |
| B: Housing benefit (Rent) |
270,567 |
263,901 |
6,666 |
| C: Discretionary Rent Allowance |
689 |
469 |
220 |
| D: Housing benefit (Rates) |
27,910 |
26,800 |
1,110 |
| E: Payments into Social fund (Regulated) |
3,564 |
3,440 |
124 |
| Department of Finance and Personnel Vote 1 |
| A: Financial administration and Central Management of CS |
13,322 |
13,008 |
314 |
| E: Business Development Services |
8,330 |
7,983 |
347 |
| Department of Finance and Personnel Vote 3 |
| D: Matching funding for the EU PRP |
415 |
300 |
115 |
| Northern Ireland Audit Office Vote 1 |
| A: Northern Ireland Audit Office |
3,645 |
3,448 |
197 |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman for NI and NI Commissioner for Complaints Vote 1 |
| A: Parliamentary Ombudsman for NI and NI Commissioner for Complaints |
587 |
515 |
72 |