Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
209. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the latest profiles in value and outruns forecast in his Department for the end of December 2017 and any variance that may arise based on his Department’s performance against profile in gross voted expenditure at the end of June 2017. [36567/17]
View answerMy Department’s expenditure at the end of June was under profile by approximately €5m. The main reasons for this variance versus profile are underspends across administrative subheads. These include €0.5m on salary costs due to recruitment, which will take place later in the year than initially expected.
Capital expenditure was under profile by €1.1m as certain office premises projects, which were expected to start in the first quarter of 2017, will now not begin until later in the year. While there was an underspend of €1.9m on consultancies and other services, increased spend is expected in this category during the third quarter. Fuel Grant payments administered by my department are also €1.1m under profile.
As regards the projected outturn for the year, it is difficult to assess the full year expenditure for the Department at this stage as we are only just over half way through the year.
My Department keeps expenditure trends under review and provides details on monthly Exchequer Issues to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. These are reported in the Expenditure Reports published with the monthly Exchequer Statement.
As the year progresses, my Department will continue to manage expenditure within the allocation agreed by the Dáil in the 2017 Estimates in order to deliver my Department’s agreed objectives.
