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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2019

Tuesday, 22 October 2019

Questions (441)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

441. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the 2018 expenditure figures for his Department released in a report (details supplied) by the Comptroller and Auditor General and the underspend of €178.2 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42934/19]

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The amount of €178,171,768 is set out in the Appropriation Account as published in the Comptroller and Auditor General report is "the surplus to be surrendered" by my Department in respect of 2018.

This is not an underspend. 

It is the net vote position taking account of the funds available less the expenditure incurred and the appropriations in aid received less the budgeted amount of such appropriations in aid.  

The  appropriations in aid (i.e."receipts") were €159,714,000 greater than the anticipated amount. Surplus appropriations-in-aid are not available to my Department for expenditure and are surrendered to the exchequer. 

When account is taken of the €22 million capital funds which were carried over from 2018 to 2019, the unspent part of the funds available for expenditure by my Department in 2018 amounted to €18,457,768, or 1.2% of the €1,586,711,000 available.

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