Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the capital underspend for each Government Department to date; the percentage that this represents of each Department's capital allocation for 2007; the amounts and percentages of these underspends by Department that will carry forward into 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30013/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Based on Exchequer returns to the end of October 2007, the Departments and Agencies that are showing a capital underspend relative to the profile of monthly expenditure published in January 2007 are as follows:

For completeness, the following Departments and Agencies are showing a capital overspend based on the Exchequer returns to the end of October:

The position at the end of October in regard to capital underspend relative to published profile should not be regarded as a firm indication of the likely end-year position as much capital spending is traditionally profiled for the last two months of the year. Any capital carryover into 2008 will be published in the Budget Estimates.