Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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1046. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the percentage of the capital and current funding of his Department that has been spent in the first six months of 2025; and if he will provide the same figures for the corresponding period in 2024, in tabular form. [38674/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The Department’s gross allocation for 2025 is €575.05 million, with an additional €2.2 million available from capital carried forward from 2024, giving a total available allocation of €577.25 million for 2025. Of that amount the capital budget is €260.25 million and current budget is €317 million. It should be noted that the figures for 2025 include a gross allocation of €106.7 million for the Gaeltacht function, following the recent transfer of that remit to my Department.

To end June 2025, there was gross capital expenditure of €49.58 million, or 19% of the gross capital budget of €260.25 million. Gross current expenditure to end June 2025 was €161.2 million, or 51% of the gross current budget of €317 million.

The Department’s gross allocation for 2024 was €443.58 million, with an additional €20 million available from capital carried forward from 2023, giving a total available allocation of €463.58 million for 2024. Of that amount the capital budget was €238.98 million and current budget was €224.6 million.

For the corresponding period in 2024, there was gross capital expenditure of €58.96 million, or 25% of the gross capital budget of €238.98 million. Gross current expenditure to end June 2024 was €106.18 million, or 47% of the gross current budget of €224.6 million.

These figures are outlined in the table below, and include the capital carried forward into 2024 (€20 million) and into 2025 (€2.2 million).

It should be noted that the nature of the Department’s capital programmes means capital expenditure is strongest in the last few months of the year, as local authorities and other delivery partners submit claims for work that have been completed throughout the year. Departmental expenditure is intensively managed throughout the year, to maximise use of allocated funding.