Written answers
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Departmental Expenditure
9:00 am
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 304: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the size of the underspend if any for each of the budget lines or grant-aided projects administered by his Department this year; if each local authority will have spent their various capital grants by the end of the year, and the amount he anticipates will be returned to the Department or not drawn down due to non-completion of projects, delays in delivery or start-up of contracts. [42425/10]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2010 provide a capital allocation to my Department for this year of €1,509.103m; capital expenditure to the end of October 2010 is €720.170m. Details of the allocations and spend across the various capital programmes within my Department's remit, which are administered primarily by local authorities, are set out in the following table.
| Programme Area | 2010 Estimate | Expenditure to End October 2010 |
| €000 | €000 | |
| Administration | ||
| A.5 Office Machinery | 1,843 | 782 |
| Housing | ||
| B.1 Social Housing Provision and Support | 550,500 | 211,186 |
| B.2 Local Authority Estate Regeneration and Remedial Works | 240,000 | 72,988 |
| B.3 Private Housing Adaptation Grants and Other Supports | 89,500 | 47,842 |
| Water | ||
| C.1 Water Services | 508,000 | 316,672 |
| Environment | ||
| D.1 Environmental Protection Agency | 1,500 | 592 |
| D.2 Environmental Radiation Policy | 304 | 250 |
| D.4 Carbon Fund | 33,223 | 32,870 |
| Waste Management | ||
| E.2 Landfill Remediation | 4,000 | 1,264 |
| Local Government | ||
| F.2 Fire and Emergency Services | 18,000 | 12,294 |
| F.3 Local Authority Library and Archive Service | 7,300 | 1,956 |
| F.4 Community and Social Inclusion | 1,600 | 221 |
| F.5 Disability Services | 7,700 | 1,922 |
| Heritage | ||
| G.1 Grant For Heritage Council | 4,500 | 1,912 |
| G.2 Built Heritage | 11,500 | 3,161 |
| G.3 Natural Heritage (NPWS) | 14,200 | 4,060 |
| Planning | ||
| H.3 Urban Regeneration | 102 | 0 |
| Other Services | ||
| I.2 Miscellaneous Services | 15,331 | 10,198 |
| Total | 1,509,103 | 720,170 |
It is usual that there is significant expenditure from the Vote towards the end of the year and I expect that this will also be the case in 2010. The position in relation to 2010 spending is being monitored closely by my Department, in consultation with local authorities. While it is likely that there will some capital savings in 2010, it is not possible at this stage to quantify the precise extent of any savings. I do, however, expect that any such amount will be modest relative to the overall capital provision.
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