Written answers

Tuesday, 7 February 2006

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Departmental Expenditure

9:00 pm

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 374: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the breakdown on a county basis of the amount of funding provided by his Department in the years 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4275/06]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of expenditure allocations for my Department in the years in question are set out in the respective Revised Estimates Volumes, while details of actual expenditure are contained in the audited appropriation accounts published annually by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Expenditure across the three main programme areas, including administration, for the years in question is set out as follows.

2003 2004 2005 (Provisional Outturn)
â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m
An Ghaeilge agus an Ghaeltacht 78.343 85.807 88.395
Community Affairs 129.514 148.346 158.803
Rural Affairs 50.250 61.180* 91.734
Administration 15.087 16.842 15.571
* Includes €3.398 million for rural social scheme.

The Deputy will also be aware that expenditure within these programme areas takes place across a wide range of schemes and projects, descriptions of which are available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. It is the practice of both my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Noel Ahern, and myself, to make details of all announcements on grant approvals and other expenditure-related decisions under these programmes, available on the Department's website.

While a detailed breakdown on a county basis is not readily available, if the Deputy would like information on a particular scheme, I would be glad to provide such details to him.

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