Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 280: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total capital spending allocated to his Department in 2010; the total allocated moneys spent; the allocated capital spending within his Department in 2010 for each project in tabular form; the amount allocated to each project; the amount spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42294/10]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The total capital funding, including capital carryover of €15.721m from 2009, allocated to my Department for 2010 is €187.921m. Capital expenditure at 31 October was €107.086m.

Capital expenditure is broken down below by programme rather than by project. The table shows the capital programmes being undertaken in 2010, the amount allocated to each programme for 2010 and the amount spent to date on each programme.

* To 31st October 2010.

A significant portion of 2010 spend is scheduled to take place between end October and year end due to a combination of timing issues and an initial slower than expected uptake on certain programmes. While it is likely that there will be some under spend at year end, it is expected that it will be substantially lower than end October spend might suggest as timing issues resolve themselves and increased uptake on sustainable energy programmes translates into increased expenditure.