Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the cut to expenditure on a programme (details supplied); and the elements of this programme that will be affected by these cuts. [44408/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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There has been no reduction in my Department’s Emigrant Support Programme or the programme to promote reconciliation.

Programme A, Our People, has increased current expenditure by €2.2m, from €69.6m in 2017 to €71.8m in 2018. It has reduced capital expenditure by €3.9m as the specific capital requirements will reduce in 2018. Capital is allocated on a project basis and the reduction in the capital allocation of €3.943m relate to two capital projects in the 2017 allocation that that are not related to the Emigrant Support Programme.