Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform

Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2014: Motion

5:10 pm

Photo of Brian HayesBrian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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The €43 million of carry-over was allocated to local authority housing, voluntary co-operative housing, landfill remediation, fire and emergency. The leader was only €9 million last year whereas this year the amount is €50 million. Even though the amount is greater, the actual subheads within each capital spend is different. My understanding, although we will try to get greater clarity, is that one of the reasons on the capital side this year is the savings on the water services investment programme of €44.8 million were due in part to a slowdown activity on the water programme, largely because of the-----