Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1910. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of carryover of the 2022 capital allocation agreed between her Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform from 2022 into 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1360/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Revised Estimates for 2023, which were published in December 2022, provide a gross estimate of €399 million for this Department, of which €198 million is current and €201 million is capital. The Revised Estimate also details that €14.5 million in unspent capital will be carried forward from 2022 for use in 2023, with €10.5 million allocated for use within A.7 Rural Regeneration and Development, and €4 million allocation for use within B.11 Community Enhancement Programme. The former will help meet demand under the three relevant schemes, Rural Regeneration and Development, Town and Village Renewal, and the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. The latter will supplement funding for the Community Centre Investment Fund which recently announced substantial approvals for funding across the country. The use of capital carry forward has helped ensure all capital resources provided to the Department in 2022 are being put to use to support rural development and our communities.