Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

At the end of last year the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs had a capital carryover of €30 million - in other words an underspend. In addition the Department had paid €28 million to local authorities for work that was not done and had not even commenced. That means that at the end of last year the Department had underspent by €40 million in terms of effect on the ground. The gross expenditure at the end of February on the Exchequer return showed that the Department had only spent €8 million in capital. What will the Minister do to spend the money to the benefit of the people on the ground rather than hoarding it away for some unknown reason? The Minister is just not spending the money.

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