Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 171: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount spent to date under the culture, recreation and sport measure of the national development plan; the amount estimated to be spent by the end of the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24618/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Funding of €904 million has been allocated in the National Development Plan (2007-2013) Culture sub-programme in respect of areas under the remit of my Department.

€288 million of this amount has been allocated to Public Private Partnership (PPP) developments in relation to the new National Theatre and National Concert Hall. This figure reflects the Government investment in these two PPP projects. The actual draw-down will be in respect of unitary payments when the projects have been delivered under the Public Private Partnership process.

Expenditure to end September 2007 on the Culture sub-programme from my Department's Vote is as follows:

Under the NDP Sport sub-programme €991 million will be invested in sporting infrastructure over the period 2007 to 2013. Expenditure to end September on the Sport sub-programme from my Department's Vote is as follows:

The details of the allocations for the programmes, projects and funds under the remit of my Department are contained in the National Development Plan. The full allocations in the Plan are expected to be spent.