Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2015
1121. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated expenditure of his Department in 2015, in tabular form; the budget for expenditure agreed at the start of the year for 2015; the extra expenditure or savings in this budget during the year to date; when and under what process this expenditure and these savings were approved; and his Department's budget for expenditure in 2016. [37258/15]
View answerI refer the Deputy to the following tables which provide details broken down by sector:
1. total estimated 2015 expenditure in my Department at the beginning of this year;
2. actual 2015 expenditure in my Department to the end of Q3 2015; and
3. total estimated 2016 expenditure.
It is not possible to provide the Deputy with a precise estimate of end year expenditure in 2015 at this point, nor to provide an indication of the end year saving or otherwise. That said, the Deputy may wish to note the actual expenditure in my Department to end of Q3 of this year. It is important to state that the capital expenditure in my Department is more heavily profiled towards the final quarter of the year reflecting the low proportional spend to date.
1) 2015 Expenditure Estimate
|
Programme Expenditure |
Current |
Capital |
Total |
|
A -Communications |
€12.2m |
€23.884m |
€36.084m |
|
B - Broadcasting |
€246.64m |
€1.005m |
€247.645m |
|
C - Energy |
€21.217m |
€55.635m |
€76.852m |
|
D - Natural Resources |
€19.049m |
€11.861m |
€30.91m |
|
E - Inland Fisheries |
€26.444m |
€1.215m |
€27.659m |
|
Gross Total |
€325.55m |
€93.6m |
€419.15m |
|
F - Appropriations-In-Aid |
€241.417m |
- |
€241.417m |
|
Net Total |
€84.133m |
€93.6m |
€177.733m |
2) 2015 Actual Expenditure to End Q3
|
Programme Expenditure |
Current |
Capital |
Total |
|
A~Communications |
€7.888m |
€7.766m |
€15.654m |
|
B - Broadcasting |
€178.159m |
€0.827m |
€178.986m |
|
C - Energy |
€13.82m |
€24.816m |
€38.636m |
|
D - Natural Resources |
€10.174m |
€5.445m |
€15.619m |
|
E - Inland Fisheries |
€20.262m |
€0.342m |
€20.604m |
|
Gross Total |
€230.303m |
€39.196m |
€269.499m |
|
F - Appropriations-In-Aid |
€170.397m |
- |
€170.397m |
|
Net Total |
€59.906m |
€39.196m |
€99.102m |
3) 2016 Expenditure Estimate
|
Programme Expenditure |
Current |
Capital |
Total |
|
A - Communications |
€10.707m |
€24.049m |
€34.756m |
|
B ~Broadcasting |
€246.942m |
€1.005m |
€247.947m |
|
C - Energy |
€21.599m |
€68.672m |
€90.271m |
|
D - Natural Resources |
€18.871m |
€11.861m |
€30.732m |
|
E - Inland Fisheries |
€26.953m |
€1.413m |
€28.366m |
|
Gross Total |
€325.072m |
€107m |
€432.072m |
|
F - Appropriations-In-Aid |
€237.579m |
- |
€237.579m |
|
Net Total |
€87.493m |
€107m |
€194.493m |
