Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the areas of the 2012 Departmental Budget both capital and current if any that remain underspent and which will either be re-allocated, rolled over into 2013 or returned to revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52873/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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My Department is responsible for a wide range of programmes, including in the areas of housing, water services, environmental protection, local government services, and community and rural development.

The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2012, published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in February 2012, detail gross e expenditure of €467 million on the current side of the Vote and gross capital expenditure (including carryover) of €895 million in respect of my Department in 2012. Current spending in 2012 is running close to the profile established at the start of the year. While capital spending in the housing, water services and rural development areas is behind profile, I expect significant further expenditure to take place by end 2012. Where savings emerge in the finalisation of Department spending in 2012, consideration will be given, in consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform , to the appropriate use of the resources concerned.