Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if progress reports for the period December 2004 to June 2005 concerning the southern and eastern regional operational programme of the national development plan have been presented to the monitoring committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32946/05]

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Finance if progress reports for the period December 2004 to June 2005 concerning the southern and eastern regional operational programme of the national development plan have been presented to the monitoring committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33307/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 218 together.

The Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly presented the progress report for the southern and eastern operational programme for the period January 2000 to end June 2005 to the programme monitoring committee on 24 October 2005.

Expenditure incurred under the programme from 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005 is €284 million which represents 37% of the full year forecast expenditure. Cumulative expenditure under the programme from 1 January 2000 to 30 June 2005 is €2.96 billion which represents 68% of forecast expenditure for the corresponding period.

Of the four priorities under the programme, local infrastructure and social inclusion and child care are performing well with cumulative expenditure to end June 2005 at 72% and 84% of forecast expenditure for the corresponding period, respectively. Cumulative expenditure on the local enterprise and agriculture and rural development priorities both stand at 44% of forecast expenditure for the period January 2000 to end June 2005.