Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 32 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary)

2:30 pm

Photo of Pat CaseyPat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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A €92 million increase in spend, 35%, is quite significant. At the end of October, capital expenditure was already €64 million ahead of where it was projected to be at that time. Without any indicators before us, it is hard to justify this. Is the Minister telling the committee that this is delivering a higher level of output in 2017 or is it funding and original output that was already targeted in 2017?