Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My comments on programme A are based on the fact that I have done my own calculation up to the end of October, amounting to 83% of the spend in any calendar year. I can fully understand that the spend on capital projects is not evenly spread over the year because sometimes a big project will begin at the end of the year. That said, there is an overspend on local authority housing of 11% and an underspend on voluntary and co-operative housing of 28%. At the end of October, housing inclusion support was down by 60%. The biggest disappointment is the fact that there has been no draw down on the €50 million infrastructure fund to date. In terms of current expenditure, which one would think would be run on a monthly basis, there is a 12% negative difference. I ask the Minister to comment on those figures.