Senator Conroy: The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows: 1a. Refer to page 19 of the Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Portfolio Budget Statements 2011-12. 1b. Refer to page 18 of the Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2011-12. 1c. There were no additional savings announced in the 2012-13 Budget. The Finance Minister announced additional Departmental savings on 25 September 2012 and DBCDE will meet these. 2. The Department has undertaken some structural change as a result of reduced appropriation funding in 2012‑13, which is now estimated to be $111.6 million, compared to $127.5 million in 2011‑12. Together with the increase in the efficiency dividend, this funding change comes about as a number of reviews are completed; the Australian Broadband Guarantee program is fully wound-up; one-off funding for some activities related to the development of the National Broadband Network ends; and the digital switchover program expands into metropolitan areas. To address these changes, the department has: developed a new structure based around collapsing some SES jobs together, thereby reducing the size of the SES; offered some targeted voluntary redundancies in certain Divisions, where activities have ceased; reviewed a number of expense areas, such as travel, consultants and contractors, to identify savings; and reviewed the provision of corporate, legal and financial services of the department, and identified efficiencies in delivering these services to the department. 3. In 2012-13, employee benefits are projected to be $79.3m, or 66% of total projected expenses. 4. The Average Staffing Level for the department is projected to be 641 in 2012-13. 5. Yes. As noted in 2 above, the department has reduced staffing in certain divisions, particularly where activities have ceased, as well as around 20 positions in the corporate, legal and financial service areas.