Mairéad Farrell
Question:310. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total underspend in terms of current and capital expenditure broken down by Department. [46524/21]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 September 2021
310. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total underspend in terms of current and capital expenditure broken down by Department. [46524/21]
View answerRegular reporting on spend against profile, on both a gross and net basis, is published each month in the Fiscal Monitor. This is available online at www.gov.ie/en/collection/c1b65-fiscal-monitors-2021/.
The table below outlines the end-August gross position for current and capital spending, including variances from profile, by each Ministerial Vote Group as published in the August Fiscal Monitor.
MINISTERIAL VOTE GROUP |
End Aug Profile* |
End Aug Outturn |
Variance |
Variance |
€m |
€m |
€m |
% |
|
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE |
784 |
701 |
-83 |
-10.6% |
Current |
617 |
574 |
-43 |
-6.9% |
Capital |
167 |
127 |
-41 |
-24.3% |
CHILDREN, EQUALITY, DISABILITY, INTEGRATION AND YOUTH |
1,259 |
1,192 |
-67 |
-5.3% |
Current |
1,243 |
1,177 |
-66 |
-5.3% |
Capital |
17 |
16 |
-1 |
-6.9% |
DEFENCE |
655 |
626 |
-29 |
-4.4% |
Current |
602 |
581 |
-21 |
-3.4% |
Capital |
53 |
45 |
-8 |
-15.8% |
EDUCATION |
5,857 |
5,841 |
-17 |
-0.3% |
Current |
5,403 |
5,368 |
-35 |
-0.6% |
Capital |
455 |
473 |
18 |
4.0% |
ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT |
543 |
474 |
-68 |
-12.6% |
Current |
219 |
209 |
-10 |
-4.4% |
Capital |
324 |
265 |
-59 |
-18.2% |
ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND COMMUNICATIONS |
303 |
216 |
-86 |
-28.5% |
Current |
96 |
85 |
-11 |
-11.7% |
Capital |
206 |
131 |
-75 |
-36.3% |
FINANCE |
358 |
339 |
-18 |
-5.1% |
Current |
344 |
329 |
-15 |
-4.3% |
Capital |
14 |
10 |
-3 |
-23.8% |
FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
559 |
559 |
0 |
0.0% |
Current |
553 |
556 |
3 |
0.5% |
Capital |
6 |
3 |
-3 |
-45.2% |
FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE |
2,178 |
2,025 |
-153 |
-7.0% |
Current |
1,898 |
1,815 |
-83 |
-4.4% |
Capital |
280 |
211 |
-70 |
-24.8% |
HEALTH |
14,075 |
13,343 |
-732 |
-5.2% |
Current |
13,568 |
12,912 |
-656 |
-4.8% |
Capital |
507 |
431 |
-76 |
-15.0% |
HOUSING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HERITAGE |
2,509 |
2,207 |
-302 |
-12.0% |
Current |
1,493 |
1,304 |
-189 |
-12.7% |
Capital |
1,015 |
902 |
-113 |
-11.2% |
JUSTICE |
1,947 |
1,879 |
-69 |
-3.5% |
Current |
1,802 |
1,771 |
-30 |
-1.7% |
Capital |
146 |
107 |
-38 |
-26.3% |
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND REFORM |
800 |
784 |
-17 |
-2.1% |
Current |
707 |
714 |
7 |
1.0% |
Capital |
94 |
70 |
-24 |
-25.4% |
RURAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
174 |
156 |
-18 |
-10.2% |
Current |
125 |
114 |
-10 |
-8.2% |
Capital |
49 |
41 |
-7 |
-15.1% |
SOCIAL PROTECTION |
20,688 |
20,950 |
261 |
1.3% |
Current |
20,680 |
20,946 |
266 |
1.3% |
Capital |
8 |
4 |
-5 |
-57.5% |
TAOISEACH'S |
143 |
132 |
-11 |
-7.9% |
Current |
143 |
132 |
-11 |
-7.9% |
Capital |
- |
- |
- |
- |
TOURISM, CULTURE, ARTS, GAELTACHT, SPORT AND MEDIA |
626 |
505 |
-121 |
-19.4% |
Current |
560 |
466 |
-94 |
-16.8% |
Capital |
66 |
39 |
-27 |
-40.9% |
TRANSPORT |
1,648 |
1,502 |
-146 |
-8.9% |
Current |
659 |
633 |
-26 |
-4.0% |
Capital |
990 |
870 |
-120 |
-12.1% |
Total Gross Cumulative Voted Spending |
55,106 |
53,430 |
-1,676 |
-3.0% |
Current |
50,709 |
49,685 |
-1,024 |
-2.0% |
Capital |
4,397 |
3,745 |
-652 |
-14.8% |
* Profiles are based on Estimates voted by Dáil Éireann with an aggregate amount of €86,636m for the year.