IE-2014-act-35 — Appropriation Act 2014

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.