Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform does not factor in EU clawbacks. The Deputy should be aware, from his time in government, that this is how the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform work. Schemes that are co-funded are part of our expenditure programme in terms of both current and capital spending. On the capital side we have TAMS, etc., while on the current side we have the environmental schemes, DAS payments and so forth. The actual expenditure is the amount indicated. How it is co-funded is a separate issue.