Written answers
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Departmental Expenditure
5:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [44657/10]
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 and a current allocation of €686.380m. Capital expenditure by my Department to 19 November 2010 is €805.664m and current expenditure is €550.469m. Details of the allocations and spend across the various programmes within my Department's remit are set out in the following table.
| Programme Area | 2010Capital Estimate | Capital Expenditure to 19/11/2010 | 2010 Current Estimate | Current Expenditure to 19/11/2010 |
| €000 | €000 | €000 | €000 | |
| Administration | ||||
| A.1 to A.8 Administration Budget | 1,843 | 1,115 | 81,802 | 65,892 |
| Housing | ||||
| B.1 Social Housing Provision and Support | 550,500 | 253,917 | 279,057 | 187,878 |
| B.2 Local Authority Estate Regeneration and Remedial Works | 240,000 | 76,444 | 1,375 | 0 |
| B.3 Private Housing Adaptation Grants and Other Supports | 89,500 | 53,802 | 4,632 | 3,887 |
| Water | ||||
| C.1 Water Services | 508,000 | 336,496 | - | - |
| Environment | ||||
| D.1 Environmental Protection Agency | 1,500 | 592 | 25,515 | 21,494 |
| D.2 Environmental Radiation Policy | 304 | 250 | 4,281 | 3,045 |
| D.3 Subscriptions to International Organisations | - | - | 4,116 | 4,106 |
| D.4 Carbon Fund | 33,223 | 32,870 | - | - |
| D.5 International Climate Change Commitments | - | - | 1,300 | 0 |
| Waste Management | ||||
| E.2 Landfill Remediation | 4,000 | 1,264 | - | - |
| Local Government | ||||
| F.1 Local Government Fund | - | - | 226,403 | 226,403 |
| F.2 Fire and Emergency Services | 18,000 | 15,697 | 1,250 | 229 |
| F.3 Local Authority Library and Archive Service | 7,300 | 2,101 | 1,600 | 1,069 |
| F.4 Community and Social Inclusion | 1,600 | 221 | 4,055 | 1,175 |
| F.5 Disability Services | 7,700 | 6,436 | 500 | 342 |
| F.6 Economic & Social Disadvantage (Dormant A/C) | - | - | 1,000 | 719 |
| Heritage | ||||
| G.1 Grant For Heritage Council | 4,500 | 3,017 | 3,982 | 3,102 |
| G.2 Built Heritage | 11,500 | 4,319 | 4,715 | 1,358 |
| G.3 Natural Heritage (NPWS) | 14,200 | 4,818 | 17,385 | 13,049 |
| G.4 Irish Heritage Trust | - | - | 436 | 304 |
| Planning | ||||
| H.1 An Bord Pleanála | - | - | 13,029 | 11,840 |
| H.2 Planning Tribunal | - | - | 5,984 | 2,633 |
| H.3 Urban Regeneration | 102 | 0 | - | - |
| H.4 Tidy Towns Competition | - | - | 289 | 289 |
| H.5 Planning & Development | - | - | 237 | 151 |
| H.6 Foreshore | - | - | 1,012 | 95 |
| Other Services | ||||
| I.1 Irish Water Safety Association | - | - | 539 | 539 |
| I.2 Miscellaneous Services | 15,331 | 12,305 | 1,886 | 870 |
| Total | 1,509,103 | 805,664 | 686,380 | 550,469 |
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 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 provisions.
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