Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 December 2018
269. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has sought permission from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to carry over unspent capital to 2019; if so, the amount sought as a carryover; the reason this was necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52398/18]
View answerThe carryover of unspent capital monies from one year into the next is at the discretion of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and is also subject to approval by the Dáil. The level of carryover to be approved, if any, is also at that Minister's discretion.
Any application from my Department to carryover unspent capital monies from 2018 to 2019 will fall to be assessed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and if approved, published as part of the Revised Estimates for 2019 later this month. At the time of publication the carryover amount and the subhead designation will be provisional and will need to be confirmed by Ministerial Order no later than 31 March 2019.
