Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013
517. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of his Department’s €38 million capital spending for 2013 that will go towards construction projects; the projects involved; the details of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5269/13]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, in excess of €27m of the capital allocation to my Department's Vote Group will be channelled through a variety of bodies/agencies within my Department's ambit, including the National Cultural Institutions, the Irish Film Board, the Heritage Council, Údarás na Gaeltachta and Waterways Ireland. In the majority of cases, decisions as to the actual projects on which capital funding is expended will be operational matters for the individual bodies/agencies concerned. While a proportion of the overall capital allocation for my Department and for those bodies/agencies for 2013 will undoubtedly be spent on construction projects, the Deputy will appreciate that it is too soon to provide a definitive listing of all such liabilities that are likely to mature across my Department's Vote Group before the end of the year.
