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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 7 Feb 1989

Vol. 386 No. 7

Written Answers. - Public Capital Programme.

90.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will tabulate, on a post-Budget basis, Table 1 of the Public Capital Programme 1984 to 1989, current prices, showing the percentage change over each year, as published in the Summary of the Public Capital Programme.

The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following Tables:

Table 1

Public Capital Programme 1984 to 1989 — £ million, current prices

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988 Outurn

1989 Budget Provision

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

Sectoral Economic Investment

Agriculture

71

59

62

50

70

60

Industry

309

285

297

284

261

269

Tourism

7

12

9

9

11

28

Fisheries

6

7

5

6

4

8

Forestry

18

19

20

26

24

27

Miscellaneous

2

1

1

1

2

3

Sub-total

413

383

394

376

372

395

Productive Infrastructure

Energy

273

241

195

137

135

127

Transport

122

76

67

92

114

145

Roads, Sanitary Services, etc.

207

232

237

218

194

239

Telecommunications, RTE, Postal Service

156

160

139

140

148

175

Sub-total

758

709

638

587

591

686

Social Infrastructure

Housing

377

393

386

372

193

146

Education

82

94

99

93

61

47

Hospitals

56

57

59

58

43

40

Government Construction, etc.

48

59

71

79

69

81

Sub-total

563

603

615

602

366

314

Grand Total

1,734

1,695

1,647

1,565

1,329

1,395*

* This represents a reduction of £21 million on the post-Budget allocation of £1,416 million for the PCP. The change is due to reductions in the Energy sector following decisions by the Boards of the ESB and BGE to cancel or defer for further consideration certain proposed expenditure items.

Table 2

Public Capital Programme 1984 to 1989 — % change +/- over previous year

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988 Outturn

1989 Budget Provision

%

%

%

%

%

%

Sectoral Economic Investment

Agriculture

-13

-17

+5

-19

+40

-14

Industry

-4

-8

+4

-4

-8

+3

Tourism

+40

+71

-25

0

+22

+155

Fisheries

-25

+17

-29

+20

-33

+100

Forestry

0

+6

+5

+30

-8

+13

Miscellaneous

0

-50

0

0

+100

+50

Sub-total

-6

-7

+3

-5

-1

+6

Productive Infrastructure

Energy

+6

-12

-19

-30

-1

-6

Transport

+45

-38

-12

+37

+24

+27

Roads, Sanitary Services, etc.

+5

+12

+2

-8

-11

+23

Telecommunications, RTE, Postal Service

-8

+3

-13

+1

+6

+18

Sub-total

+7

-6

-10

-8

+1

+16

Social Infrastructure

Housing

+3

+4

-2

-4

-48

-24

Education

-8

+15

+5

-6

-34

-23

Hospitals

+6

+2

+4

-2

-26

-7

Government Construction, etc.

-13

+23

+20

+11

-13

+17

Sub-total

0

+7

+2

-2

-39

-14

Grand Total

+1

-2

-3

-5

-15

+5

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