Seymour Crawford
Question:44 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount to be allocated to the second level school building programme for 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30489/04]
View answerThursday, 25 November 2004
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The allocation of capital funding for each of the sectors within the Education Vote is governed by the five year multi-annual framework for capital expenditure 2004-2008. This framework provides an allocation for each of the five years and allows a carry-over into the following year of unspent capital up to a limit of 10% of a current year's voted capital allocation.
The Deputy will be aware that the Minister for Finance has indicated he will be dealing with adjustments to capital envelopes as part of his budget speech on 1 December and accordingly I am not in a position today to indicate the precise allocation for second level school buildings in 2005.
I want to assure the Deputy however that within the €50 million carry-over capacity available to me I will ensure that any saving in relation to second level school buildings in the current year is fully compensated for in setting the 2005 allocation.