Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That capital was carried over from the old Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government from 2015 into 2016 and it was included in the original EPA Vote for 2016 that would have been approved by the previous committee. The programme allocation for this year was an additional €20 million, giving it an overall figure of €24 million. To date €20.4 million has been allocated. The underspend occurred under the previous Department.