Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

151 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach 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 over-runs. [17159/02]

The Taoiseach:

For the information of the Deputy the following table sets out the budgeted profile and actual expenditure for the first nine months of 2002 for the programmes in my Department's Vote. It should be noted that these figures are provisional as the end September reconciliation has not yet been finalised and, consequently, these figures may be subject to minor adjustment to reflect reconciling items.

It is not expected that there will be any year end over-run on the Department's Vote or on programme expenditure overall. However, it is expected that there will be a small over-run on two individual subheads, subhead C – grants under section 2 of the Soldiers and Sailors Land Trust Act, 1988 and subhead E – commemoration initiatives. This has arisen as a result of timing delays in expenditure which was expected to arise in 2001 but was subsequently met from the 2002 allocation.

Expenditure Vs Profile at end September 2002.

Subhead – Programme	Budgeted Profile€000's	Actual Expenditure€000's
B – NESC	598	387
C – Grants under Section 2 of the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust Act, 1988	24	76*
D – Forum for Peace & Reconciliation	0	0
E – Commemoration Initiatives	45	99*
F – All Party Committee on the Constitution	254	169
G – Information Society Commission	536	185
H – National Centre for Partnership & Performance	699	676
I – National Economic & Social Forum	580	417
J – Tribunal of Inquiry (Dunnes Payments)	0	9
K – Tribunal of Inquiry (Payments to Messrs. C J Haughey and M Lowry)	2,928	1,964
L – Millennium Celebrations	3,800	2,519
M – Independent Commission of Inquiry	441	368
N – National Economic & Social Development Office	450	119
O – National Forum on Europe	1,349	1,317

* Subject to virement for which the Department of Finance has conveyed sanction in principle, subject to expenditure not leading to an excess on the Department's Vote. Overall, spending on programmes will remain within the agreed Revised Estimates for 2002.