Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 October 2012
44. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the 2012 expenditure profile of his Department up to the end of September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44908/12]
View answerMonthly profiles for expenditure and receipts are in place in my Department and performance against profile is reported regularly to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and published by the Department of Finance as part of the Monthly Exchequer Statement. In some areas, expenditure and receipts are evenly distributed throughout the year. In other areas there are considerable variations that are foreseeable. The profiles as far as possible take account of known variations.
At the end of September, my Department had spent €545.8m out of a total allocation for 2012 of €738.7m. This represents 73.9% of the annual allocation. It is expected that the year-end out-turn will be within the overall voted amounts.
At the end of September, receipts classed as Appropriations-in-Aid were ahead of profile, largely due to increased issues of passports.
