Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2006
370 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the proposed spending envelopes approved and set out by his Department for the foreseeable future; the broad objectives to be achieved by spending of such financial envelopes; the timescale set out for achievement of targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25967/06]
View answerAs current, day-to-day expenditure for my Department has not been agreed beyond the figures published in the 2006 Revised Estimates Volume, my reply deals solely with the Arts, Sport and Tourism Ministerial Vote Group 5-year Capital Investment Framework for the period 2006-2010. The 5-year capital envelope agreed for my Department and the National Gallery for 2006-2010 is set out on page 11 of the Public Capital Programme 2006, published by the Department of Finance in February last. The total Exchequer and PPP provisions included in the envelope are as follows:
|
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
|
|
€000’s |
€000’s |
€000’s |
€000’s |
€000’s |
|
|
Exchequer |
210,000 |
309,000 |
223,000 |
172,000 |
170,000 |
|
PPP |
30,000 |
100,000 |
95,000 |
100,000 |
125,000 |
|
Total |
240,000 |
409,000 |
318,000 |
272,000 |
295,000 |
However, the only element of the envelope for which detailed spending plans by subhead have been approved relates to 2006, as outlined in the 2006 Revised Estimates Volume and Public Capital Programme and these are as follows:
|
Subhead |
2006 |
€000’s |
|
A.5 |
Office machinery & other office supplies |
541 |
|
B.1 |
Fáilte Ireland (Grant-in-aid) |
2,821 |
|
B.5 |
Tourism Product Development (Grant-in-aid) |
3,000 |
|
C.1 |
Grants for sporting bodies & the provision of sports & recreational facilities (part funded by National Lottery) |
62,724 |
|
C.2 |
Grants for provision & renovation of swimming pools |
22,800 |
|
C.4 |
Sports Campus Ireland |
9,500 |
|
C.5 |
Lansdowne Road |
20,000 |
|
C.6 |
Horse & Greyhound Racing Fund |
9,987 |
|
D.2 |
General expenses of the National Archives & National Archives Advisory Council |
1,100 |
|
D.3 |
General expenses of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Chester Beatty Library, National Concert Hall & the Crawford Gallery (Grant-in-Aid) |
2,908 |
|
D.4 |
Cultural Projects |
400 |
|
D.5 |
Cultural Infrastructure |
45,000 |
|
D.7 |
An Chomairle Ealaíon (Part funded by National Lottery)(Grant-in-Aid) |
3,670 |
|
D.8 |
General expenses of the National Museum of Ireland (Grant-in-Aid) |
6,626 |
|
D.9 |
General expenses of the National Library of Ireland (Grant-in-Aid) |
2,350 |
|
D.10 |
Irish Film Board |
15,000 |
|
Department subtotal |
208,427 |
|
|
V. 33 |
National Gallery |
1,260 |
|
Exchequer Total |
209,687 |
|
|
PPP / NDFA |
30,000 |
|
|
Envelope Total |
239,687 |
In addition to the 2006 Voted allocations listed above, a further €16.5 million is available to my Department this year by way of application in unspent 2005 appropriations to capital supply services, known as the Deferred Surrender. The subheads under which the Deferred Surrender is to be applied is as follows:
|
Subhead |
€000’s |
|
|
B.5 |
Tourism Product Development (Grant-in-aid) |
2,000 |
|
C.1 |
Grants for sporting bodies & the provision of sports & recreational facilities (part funded by National Lottery) |
5,000 |
|
C.2 |
Grants for provision & renovation of swimming pools |
9,500 |
|
Total |
16,500 |
The main elements of the 2006 capital provision include some €45m funding for development of Arts and Culture infrastructure, almost €68m for grants to organisations towards the provision of sports facilities, over €32m for grants towards the development of public swimming pools, €20m towards the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road stadium and over €9m towards the development of Phase 1 of the Sports Campus at Abbotstown.
While the 2007-2010 global allocations allow my Department to plan capital development projects in the medium to longer term, they are at this stage indicative and subject to review in light of Budgetary considerations. Nevertheless the objectives and timescales for expenditure on capital projects and grant schemes under my Department's remit are guided by my Department's 3-year Statement of Strategy 2005-2007. In that regard, the main projects which my Department intends to progress over the period covered by the envelope are as follows: Redevelopment of Lansdowne Road stadium; A Sports Campus at Abbotstown; A new National Theatre; Redevelopment of the National Concert Hall; A National Conference Centre; Continued grants for sports bodies, sports facilities and public swimming pools; Capital support for tourism infrastructure; Continued investment in Arts infrastructure; Capital allocations to the various State bodies under the aegis of my Department.
Finally, my Department is at present preparing its input to the next National Development Plan, 2007-2013 which will further chart the capital expenditure plans over that period.
