Funds allocated in EUR Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia Current budget in EUR Funds used in EUR Remaining funds as per current budget in EUR 1,985,190 1,868,206 1,851,108 17,098         Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms 1,747,319 1,655,280 1,645,402 9,878 Wages 1,297,319 1,269,479 1,263,396 6,083 Material costs 407,000 359,121 355,326 3,795 Investments 43,000 26,680 26,680 0 Implementation of tasks and powers of the NPM 133,914 120,159 114,722 5,437 Wages 112,914 105,151 100,105 5,046 Wages and benefits amounted to EUR 87,049, annual leave allowance to EUR 250, and reimbursement and compensation to EUR 4,602; other expenses for employees amounted to EUR 289 and employer’s social security contributions to EUR 14,015. EUR 183 were spent on premiums of collective supplementary pension insurance as per the Collective Supplementary Pension Insurance for Public Employees Act. Material costs 13,000 10,440 10,250 190 8,000 4,568 4,367 201 90,000 78,810 77,027 1,783 Based on the item of material costs of the Optional Protocol, EUR 7,503 were spent in 2015, i.e. EUR 95 on office and general material and services, EUR 503 on communication services, EUR 1,799 on business trips and EUR 5,106 on other operating costs. Increased workload and contributions 1,461 1,448 1,448 0 Material costs 88,539 77,362 75,579 1,783 Earmarked funds 13,957 13,957 13,957 0 From the funds earmarked for cooperation with NGOs, EUR 11,666 were spent in 2015, of which EUR 7,149 on other operating costs and EUR 4,517 on current transfers to NGOs and institutions. Compensation funds 9,322 9,322 9,322 0 Funds from the sale of state assets 4,635 4,635 4,635 0 Funds spent on the sub-programme Implementation of tasks and powers of the NPM In 2015, EUR 106,388 were spent on wages and other staff expenses. 3 INFORMATION ABOUT THE OMBUDSMAN’S WORK Table 3.7.1: Financial resources of the Ombudsman in 2015 SUB-PROGRAMMES Cooperation with NGOs Advocate – A Child’s Voice Project 3 INFORMATION ABOUT THE OMBUDSMAN’S WORK In 2015, EUR 50,182 were spent on investment expenses. The largest share of investment funds in 2015 was earmarked for the installation of additional air-conditioning at the Ombudsman’s business premises. Since the existing heating and cooling system in the Bežigrajski dvor office building did not enable suitable climatic working conditions, an additional VRF air-conditioning system was installed in the conference room, the reception office and six other south-facing offices. A minor rearrangement of office premises (costing EUR 7,031) was implemented to improve the functionality of offices and effective implementation of key work tasks. Furthermore, investments were also made in computer, printing and communication equipment (EUR 39,548). Six laptops and two multi-function network devices were purchased. Network switches were replaced to speed up access to the Ombudsman’s server infrastructure and a disk unit for backup data storage was purchased. EUR 3,603 were spent on purchasing Event Track licensed software to ensure the traceability of personal data processing, which is of the utmost importance for detecting unauthorised access to personal data collections and subsequent abuse of thus obtained personal data (e.g. public disclosure and similar). Funds used for the sub-programme Advocate – A Child’s Voice Project In 2015, EUR 90,604 were spent on the Advocate – A Child’s Voice Project. In 2015, EUR 18,282 were spent on wages and other staff expenses. Wages and benefits amounted to EUR 11,753, reimbursement and compensations to EUR 788, and payments for work performance for increased workload to EUR 3,266, while employer’s social security contributions amounted to EUR 2,447. EUR 28 were spent on premiums of collective supplementary pension insurance as per the Collective Supplementary Pension Insurance for Public Employees Act. In 2015, EUR 73,322 were spent on material costs, of which EUR 1,676 were spent on office material and services, EUR 310 on communication services and business trips, and EUR 71,336 on other operating costs (advocates’ expenses, supervisions, consultation sessions). 218 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2015 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR 2015 219