Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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529. To ask the Minister for Health of the €83 million in capital spending recorded as not spent under the expenditure profile at end November in the most recent analysis of gross Voted expenditure Exchequer figures, the reason for the underspend; if he will provide a breakdown of the capital projects or outlays that have not commenced as yet as per the profile; if any of the total €107.2 million in total capital carryover in Government for 2012 relates to his Department; the amount of same; if it has been spent; on what it has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52952/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Expenditure Exchequer Issues at 30th November 2013 notified a gross capital under spend of €69.9m for the HSE and €15.5m for the Department.

The HSE's underspend is due to a number of factors:

- Major projects such as the Children's Hospital are at an early stage in their lifecycles.

- The procurement of design teams and contractors is taking much longer than expected due to the level of challenges being experienced.

- There are also delays in site commencement by contractors.

- The disposal of surplus assets is proving difficult in terms of achieving the €8m target. Success in disposing of surplus properties is primarily dependent on the market.

- The National Children's Hospital

- St. James's Hospital - Successful Aging Project

- University College Hospital, Galway - Acute Mental Health Unit

- National Rehabilitation Hospital - Phase 1

- Ambulance control & command centre

- Altnagelvin Radiation Oncology project