Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 November 2011
248 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money yet to be spent under his Department’s 2011 budget allocation before the end of 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32281/11]
View answerThe total gross funding allocated to my Department for 2011 was €494.716 million. Gross expenditure as at 31 October was €343.774 million. A significant portion of my Department's spend is scheduled to take place between end October and the end of the year due to a combination of timing issues and an initial slower than expected uptake on certain programmes. While it is likely that there will be some under spend at the end of the year, it is expected that it will be substantially lower than the end of October spend might suggest as timing issues resolve themselves.
