Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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1244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an underspend in his Department's current or capital budget for 2017; if so, the subheads that are now below profile and those that may come in below profile at the end of the calendar year; if underspends in his Department will be available to the central Exchequer at year end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36739/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Looking at the projected outturn for the year it is difficult to assess the full year expenditure for the Department at this stage as we are only just over half way through the year.

My Department keeps expenditure trends under review and provides details on monthly Exchequer Issues to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that are reported in the Expenditure Reports published with the monthly Exchequer Statement.

As the year progresses my Department will continue to manage expenditure within the allocation agreed by the Dáil in the 2017 Estimates in order to deliver my Department’s agreed objectives.