Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2010
363 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of unspent money returned by his Department to the Department of Finance each year since 2007; the departmental budget for each year since 2007; the projects for which this money was originally earmarked in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21781/10]
View answerDetails of expenditure estimates and outturns for the relevant years are set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Estimate (Net) |
Outturn (Net) |
Deferred Surrender (Carryover) |
Surplus surrendered |
|
€m * |
€m * |
€m * |
€m * |
|
|
2007 |
2,964 |
2,950 |
0 |
14 |
|
2008 |
3,184 |
3,154 |
6 |
23 |
|
2009 |
2,668 |
2,652 |
3 |
13 |
|
2010 |
2,174 |
*All figures rounded up.
Further information in this regard is contained in the annual Revised Estimates for Public Services published by the Department of Finance and Appropriation Accounts published by the Comptroller and Auditor General (the latter contain explanations of variations between estimate and outturn).
