Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The important point is that the funding was sanctioned for the projects. Permission was sought and received to do that. We discussed this issue previously.

The Deputy referred to the Revised Estimates. Further Revised Estimates for 2017 will be published shortly, taking account of the new departmental structures. The Deputy knows that it takes time to set up a new Department. The Vote has been split. The Deputy mentioned the €13.548 million carryover in my Vote. Some €3.478 million of that was spent by last June. The remaining €10 million will be used by year end for arts infrastructure and commemoration projects. I am keeping all of the capital expenditure in the Vote under review on an ongoing basis. It is too early to outline some aspects, but I do not anticipate any significant underspend in the capital carryover or the overall budget.