Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

834 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which spending in the first nine months of 2002 compares to the budgeted profile for spending for each major programme of his Department's spending; and his forecast for year-end overruns. [17166/02]

Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Mr. D. Ahern):

The following table sets out the 2002 Estimates and the indicative outturns to the end of September in relation to my Department's expenditure programmes. The total 2002 Estimate for the Department, excluding the pending transfer of administration costs for energy, communications and broadcasting, is €452.44 million less adjustments of €21.2 million previously agreed by Government, including €20 million in respect of regional broadband development under the communications programme. Expenditure to end year is projected to be on target with the overall amended Estimate.

Programme	2002 Estimate	Outturn to 31/09/02	Profiles to 31/09/02	Forecast to year end
	€000s	€000s	€000s	€000s
Administration¹	34,677	24,949	25,975	39,797
Irish Coast Guard	25,117	12,909	18,393	22,598
Safety	3,835	2,322	3,039	3,402
Ports	4,931	324	3,391	5,431
Marine Tourism	5,691	1,366	5,147	3,218
Coast Protection	4,001	745	1,348	4,433
Marine Research	32,361	14,613	17,492	32,361
Fishery Harbours	31,176	9,558	16,945	28,491
Sea Fisheries	30,214	16,814	18,839	29,320
Fish Processing	2,183	17	1,283	2,183
Aquaculture	5,173	3,020	3,033	6,475
Inland Fisheries	20,785	15,361	16,627	22,182
Afforestation	89,131	74,329	72,990	95,037
Forestry Structural	17,345	4,632	10,027	17,605

Programme	2002 Estimate	Outturn to 31/09/02	Profiles to 31/09/02	Forecast to year end
	€000s	€000s	€000s	€000s
Energy	6,784	2,860	2,954	6,682
Communications	46,403	5,868	5,956	19,402
Broadcasting	88,353	39,879	42,492	87,298
Other Services	4,278	2,274	3,131	5,322
Total	452,438	231,841	269,062	431,238

Note 1: This column represents the gross estimates for 2002 for Vote 30 – Marine and Natural Resources – and, in so far as the energy and communications programmes of Vote 32 – Public Enterprise – and the broadcasting programme of Vote 42 – AHGI – are concerned, the unexpended portion, at 18 June 2002, of the 2002 Estimate provision.

Note 1: The Administration figures provided relate to the former Department of the Marine and Natural Resources. The associated administrative figures for the transferred functions of communications, energy and broadcasting are currently under negotiation.