Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 April 2009
176 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount spent to date under the sport and tourism measure of the national development plan; the amount estimated to be spent by the end of the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13860/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraWithin the remit of the Department, the National Development Plan (NDP) 2007-2013 makes provision for allocations, inter alia, to the Sports Sub-Programme of the Sports, Culture, Heritage and Community Infrastructure Programme and to the Tourism Programme. Details of NDP expenditure to date in respect of both these measures are as set out in the following table.
|
NDP Measure |
Year 2007 Spend |
Year 2008 Spend |
Year 2009 Spend to Date |
Total Spend to Date |
|
€ million |
€ million |
€ million |
€ million |
|
|
Sports Sub-Programme |
121.440 |
209.248 |
26.892 |
357.580 |
|
Tourism Programme |
73.000 |
84.100 |
7.500 |
164.600 |
The Government recently announced its intention to examine all current and capital expenditure as part of its decision to introduce further measures to stabilise the public finances. Decisions on further funding for the NDP will be reviewed in the course of these deliberations.
