Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of any over or under expenditure, capital or current, by Vote, heading or subheading to date in 2010 in tabular form; the reason for any surplus or shortfall; if expenditure to date in each case is in line with budgetary projections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44660/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The spend by subhead to the end of October on Vote 39 - the Department of Health and Children, Vote 40 - the Health Service Executive and Vote 41 - the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is set out in the tables below.

Vote 39 is under profile on current spending by some €40m at the end of October, and some €10m on capital spending. Some of this variance is as a result of timing issues, but some saving on the Vote spending is now anticipated. Vote 40 is under profile on both capital and current in Gross terms, but significant shortfalls in Appropriations-in-Aid in relation to the Health Levy has resulted in the need to apply for a Supplementary Estimate. In the case of Vote 41, current spending is under profile by €36m and capital spending is under profile by just under €8m. As with Vote 39, some of this variance is caused by timing issues although it is anticipated that there will be some savings on this Vote also.

In the case of both Vote 39 and Vote 41, any savings realised will be used as a contribution towards the Supplementary Estimate on Vote 40 to reduce the Exchequer liability in this regard.