Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 March 2012
141 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated expenditure in each year for the next years of the new schools building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15314/12]
View answerThe capital allocations for expenditure in schools in the period 2012 to 2016 are as follows: 2012, €357m; 2013, €335.5m; 2014, €451m; 2015, €454.5m; 2016, €394.5m; Total, €1,992.5m.
142 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he spent his entire capital budget in 2011; if any of this capital budget was carried over into the new capital budget for 2012 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15315/12]
View answerTotal capital expenditure by my Department in 2011 amounted to €556m compared to the 2011 Revised Estimates Volume allocation of €501m — an increase of €55m. With the 2011 capital allocation more than fully expended there was no facility to carry over monies into the 2012 allocation.
