Written answers

Wednesday, 27 April 2005

9:00 pm

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the Government's capital and current spending programme are on target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13698/05]

Photo of Brian CowenBrian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The budget 2005 spending projections for each Government Department were updated in the 2005 Revised Estimates for Public Services, REV, which were published in February. The REV provided that net voted spending on departmental services will be €36.2 billion.

The end March Exchequer returns showed that net issues to Departments and offices were €438 million below the published expenditure profile — of which €301 million is current and €137 million is capital. This was primarily attributable to timing factors. There are no indications at this stage of the year of any deviations from 2005 spending targets except for the costs arising out of the Supreme Court decision on reimbursement of charges for long stay care in health board institutions. As made clear in the recent Revised Estimates Volume, a Supplementary Estimate will be brought forward for the costs arising in 2005 on foot of the recent Supreme Court decision.

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