Annual Accounts 2016
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Financial Highlights 2016
The Department's annual budget operates under two headings that are allocated to us by Dáil Eireann:
Vote 27 - International Cooperation:
This covers Official Development Assistance as managed by the Department through the Irish Aid programme. It includes grants to NGOs and civil society partners, contributions to International organisations involved in Development Assistance, as well as the related running costs of Irish Aid.
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade:
This covers all other expenditure by the Department, including Ireland's contributions to International Organisations (in particular the UN), as well as the running of Passport Service, the Emigrant Support Programme and out work in support of peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland.
Our annual budget reflects our commitment to serve the Irish people, promote their values and advance their prosperity abroad, and to provide the Government with the capabilities, analysis and influence to ensure that Ireland derives the maximum benefit from all areas of its external engagement.
In 2016 we spent €700.5 million across the five Programme areas identified in our Strategy Statement for 2016-2019. This expenditure is analysed further in Table 1.
- Table 1: Summary Expenditure and Income
- Programme A: To serve our people at home and abroad and promote reconciliation and cooperation
- Programme B: To work for a fairer more just secure and sustainable world
- Programme C: To advance our prosperity by promoting our economic links internationally
- Programme D: To protect and advance Ireland's values and interests in Europe
- Programme E: To strengthen our influence and capacity to deliver our goals
- Irish Aid
- Receipts
Table 1: Summary Expenditure and Income for Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
| 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| €m | €m | |
| Programme Expenditure | ||
| A: To serve our people at home and abroad and to promote reconciliation and co-operation | 65.5 | 68.7 |
| B: To work for a fairer more just, secure and sustainable world | 60.4 | 54.8 |
| C: To advance our prosperity by promoting our economic interests internationally | 28.1 | 26.9 |
| D: To Protect and advance Ireland's values and interests in Europe | 19.5 | 18.8 |
| E: To strenghten our influence and our capacity to deliver our goals | 42.2 | 39.7 |
| Work on poverty and hunger reduction - Irish Aid | 484.8 | 475.0 |
| Gross Expenditure | 700.5 | 683.9 |
| F: Apppropriations-in-aid | 58.4 | 53.0 |
| Net expenditure | 642.0 | 630.9 |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Financial Highlights 2016
Programme A: To serve our people at home and abroad and to promote reconciliation and cooperation
| 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| €m | €m | |
| Administration - pay | 21.3 | 20.9 |
| Administration - non pay | 29.4 | 27.1 |
| Cultural relations with other countries (G-I-A) | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Repatriation and maintenance of distressed Irish persons abroad | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Support for Irish emigrant services | 10.6 | 11.8 |
| North-South and Anglo-Irish Co-operation | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| International Fund for Ireland | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Total | 65.5 | 68.7 |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Financial Highlights 2016
Programme C: To advance our prosperity by promoting our economic interests internationally
| 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| €m | €m | |
| Administration - pay | 16.6 | 16.2 |
| Administration - non pay | 8.4 | 7.8 |
| Trade promotion funds | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Contributions to national and international organisations | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Total | 28.1 | 26.9 |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Financial Highlights 2016
Programme D: To protect and advance Ireland's values and interests in Europe
| 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| €m | €m | |
| Administration - pay | 14.2 | 13.9 |
| Administration - non pay | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| Actions consequent on Title V of the Treaty on European Union | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Total | 19.5 | 18.8 |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Financial Highlights 2016
Programme F: Work on poverty and hunger reduction
| 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| €m | €m | |
| Administration - pay | 14.4 | 14.6 |
| Administration - non pay | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Payment to grant fund for bilateral and other co-operation | 315.6 | 316.0 |
| Emergency humanitarian assistance | 65.5 | 58.5 |
| Payments to international funds for the benefit of developing countries | 40.3 | 37.5 |
| Contributions to United Nations and other development agencies | 36.9 | 36.4 |
| Total | 484.8 | 475.0 |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Financial Highlights 2016
Income Generated: The majority of income generated by the Department relates to the issuing of Irish Passports
| 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| €m | €m | |
| Passport, visa and other consular services | 53.9 | 47.7 |
| VAT refunds to diplomatic missions | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Receipts from pension-related deduction on public service remuneration | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| Total | 58.4 | 53.0 |