I propose to take Questions Nos. 763 and 764 together.
The health sector had a combined capital allocation of €399.5m in 2012 and a combined expenditure of approximately €349.963m giving an underspend of €49.537m approximately.
The HSE's capital under spend for 2012 is estimated at approximately €40.85m. As part of measures to address the revenue deficit the Executive was required to achieve capital savings of at least €28m. In addition there were further savings as a result of timing issues.
The HSE reported a capital spend of approximately €47m in December 2012 which represents approximately 12% of the Executive's 2012 capital allocation. The HSE's capital expenditure varies by month determined by progress on projects. The breakdown of the HSE's December capital expenditure is as follows: Construction €39m; and ICT €8m.
My Department had a capital spend of €5.525m in December 2012 giving a combined expenditure of €52.525 in December (approximately 13%) of the gross health sector capital allocation.
These are estimated figures pending the completion of the Appropriation Accounts in March 2013.