Darren O'Rourke
Question:173. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage of the Capital Budget for his Department that has been spent in Quarter 1 of 2024. [16288/24]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2024
173. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage of the Capital Budget for his Department that has been spent in Quarter 1 of 2024. [16288/24]
View answerIn Quarter 1 of this year, capital expenditure in my Department amounted to €176 million, which was €3.8 million ahead of target. This represents 17.8% of my Department's annual capital budget.
The most significant capital expenditure in Quarter 1 was attributed to the Residential/Community Retrofit programme (€80.6m) and the National Broadband Plan (€77.8m)