Written answers
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Department of Transport
Departmental Expenditure
8:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 138: To ask the Minister for Transport the percentage of the transport budget that was allocated to public transport in the years 1996 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20997/10]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy in relation to my Department's budgetary expenditure allocations and outturns, as broken down under the Vote Subheads, are outlined in the Revised Estimates Volumes as published by the Department of Finance. These are available on that Department's website.
My Department did not take over responsibility for the full transport budget until 2008 when funding for regional and local roads was transferred from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
The following table sets out the relevant figures in relation to the public transport capital investment programme during the period 2008 –2010 expressed as a percentage of the overall capital allocation to my Department:
| Year | Transport Vote (Capital)€000 | Public Transport Investment Programme Allocation(Capital)€000 | % Capital Vote |
| 2008 | 3,106,400 | 986,000 | 32% |
| 2009 | 2,398,044 | 628,044 | 26% |
| 2010 | 2,081,397 | 614,988 | 30% |
In addition, the following table shows the amount allocated each year to CIE in respect of Exchequer subvention funding since 1996.
| Year | Iarnród Éireann€000 | Bus Éireann€000 | Bus Átha Cliath€000 | TOTAL€000 |
| 1996 | 117,336 | 4,317 | 4,635 | 126,288 |
| 1997 | 117,451 | 6,984 | 8,888 | 133,322 |
| 1998 | 117,457 | 7,111 | 11,294 | 135,862 |
| 1999 | 119,292 | 7,377 | 16,816 | 143,485 |
| 2000 | 133,236 | 15,757 | 41,189 | 190,183 |
| 2001 | 146,020 | 23,808 | 52,377 | 222,205 |
| 2002 | 155,483 | 21,766 | 56,063 | 233,312 |
| 2003 | 168,257 | 22,856 | 53,867 | 244,980 |
| 2004 | 171,421 | 23,998 | 61,810 | 257,229 |
| 2005 | 179,991 | 25,199 | 64,900 | 270,090 |
| 2006 | 188,716 | 26,459 | 69,845 | 285,020 |
| 2007 | 189,910 | 36,595 | 80,078 | 306,583 |
| 2008 | 181,152 | 41,846 | 85,629 | 308,627 |
| 2009 | 170,624 | 49,365 | 83,199 | 303,188 |
| 2010* | 155,430 | 44,969 | 75,790 | 276,189 |
**2010 = Estimated Subvention Allocation
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for Transport the percentage of the transport budget that was allocated for road building projects and the National Roads Authority between 1996 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20998/10]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy in relation to my Department's budgetary expenditure allocations and outturns, as broken down under the Vote Subheads, are outlined in the Revised Estimates Volumes as published by the Department of Finance. These are available on that Department's website. My Department did not take over responsibility for the full transport budget until 2008. In relation to roads, the Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government was responsible for the funding of national roads up until 2002, and for regional and local roads until 2008. The following table details the capital allocations for both national and regional & local roads during the period 2008 –2010 expressed as a percentage of the overall capital allocation to my Department:
| Year | Transport Vote (Capital)€000 | National Roads Allocation (Capital)€000 | Regional &Local Roads Allocation(Capital)€000 | Total Roads Allocation(Capital)€000 | % Capital Vote |
| 2008 | 3,106,400 | 1,597,000 | 481,814 | 2,078,814 | 67% |
| 2009 | 2,398,044 | 1,401,900 | 321,500 | 1,723,400 | 72% |
| 2010 | 2,081,397 | 1,114,000 | 300,000 | 1,414,000 | 68% |
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