Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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1467. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there will be an underspend in her 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 her Department will be available to the central Exchequer at year end; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36741/17]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The gross funding allocation for my Department in 2017 amounts to €1.311 billion. Expenditure outlays at the end of June were under profile by €47m or 7% of profile.

The current resource provision is under profile by €39m or 6% of profile. The variation in principally due to the variable nature of expenditure across programmes and the timing of the associated payments with the most significant deviations by amount occurring in respect of the Childcare and Youth Programmes. In respect of the capital budget this is under profile by €7.8m or 55%. Again the Childcare and Youth Programmes are showing the most significant underspends. The variations are largely timing related at present.

Looking at the projected outturn for the year it is difficult to be precise about the full year expenditure for the Department at this stage as we are only just over half way through the year. Where applicable, Budget 2017 measures are being implemented and the outturn for the year will be affected by the cost and timing of implementation. My Department keeps expenditure trends continuously 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.