Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 November 2011

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Questions (359)

Timmy Dooley

Question:

370 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Defence 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. [32282/11]

Written answers

Minister for Defence (Deputy Alan Shatter)

The net budget allocation for my Department for 2011 for Defence (Vote 36) and Army Pensions (Vote 37) is €882 million. This includes a capital carryover of €1.5 million. The amount of money yet to be spent at 28 October 2011 was €184 million.