Capital Programme Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 December 2013

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Questions (371)

Kevin Humphreys

Question:

371. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the underspend of €14 million in capital funding as recorded in the expenditure profile at end November in the most recent analysis of gross Voted expenditure Exchequer figures; if he will provide a breakdown of the capital projects or outlays that have not commenced as yet, as per the profile; if any of the €107.2 million in total capital carryover in Government moneys for 2012 relates to his Department; the amount of same; if it has been spent; on what it has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52955/13]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Equality

The underspend in capital expenditure against profile to the end of November relates for the most part to the Prisons Vote. The reason for the under spend is mainly accounted for by timing delays and it is expected that practically all of the capital budget for 2013 for the vote group will be expended by year end with the exception of €2.4 million on the Prisons Vote which will be carried forward into 2014 under the deferred capital provisions.

As part of a recent supplementary estimate for the Garda Síochána Vote, €5 million in capital expenditure was reprioritised within the vote group for additional investment in the Garda Transport Fleet.

There was a capital carryover of only €287,000 from 2012 to 2013 in respect of the Justice vote group and it appears that the money in question will not be expended in 2013, as the project for which it was identified will not commence until early 2014.