Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 May 2004
117 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which spending by each Government Department to date is in accordance with projections at budget 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13113/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe budget 2004 spending projections for each Government Department were updated in the 2004 Revised Estimates for public services, REV, which were published last February. The REV provided that net voted spending on departmental services will be €32.9 billion in 2004. The end April Exchequer returns showed that net spending by Departments and offices is some €0.5 billion below profile — of which €0.2 billion is current and €0.3 billion is capital spending. This was primarily due to timing factors. My current expectation is that the overall and departmental spending outturn for 2004 will be broadly in line with the REV target.
