Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014
145. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the expected carryover of capital expenditure savings from 2014 into the next year for his Department. [30138/14]
View answer161. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the expected carryover of capital expenditure savings from 2014 into the next year. [30180/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 145 and 161 together.
Estimates for carryover of unspent capital are usually collated by my Department in the final quarter of the year and are published in the Revised Estimates for Public Services and included in the Appropriation Bill in the December of that year.
At this juncture it is too early to speculate what the level of capital underspend (if any) will be at this year end. At present, capital spending is approximately 10% behind the published profile, a not unusual level of variance for this period in the year. My Department has been advised that most Departments expect spend to come in generally on profile by year end.
