Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 December 2004
354 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science the capital spending allocation for 2004 for primary schools, second level schools and higher education colleges respectively; and the amount paid to date, the expected spend before 31 December 2004 and the amount to be carried forward to 2005 in each case. [33115/04]
View answerThe capital allocation for the primary sector in 2004 was €201 million; €187 million for the post primary sector and €97.5 million for the third level sector. At the end of November the primary sector had expended €134.142 million; post primary had expended €137.576 million while €80.561 million has been expended in the third level sector. A substantial volume of payment requests continue to be processed within the planning and building unit of my Department. This is normal at this time of the year. Accordingly, it is difficult to predict accurately the likely turnout in each sector. Broadly, at this stage, it is anticipated there will be a carry forward of €30 million from the primary sector and €20 million from the post primary sector. The entire third level capital allocation is expected to be expended by the year end.
