The information sought by the Deputy in relation to my Department's budgetary expenditure allocations and outturns, as broken down under the Vote Subheads, are outlined in the Revised Estimates Volumes as published by the Department of Finance. These are available on that Department's website.
My Department did not take over responsibility for the full transport budget until 2008 when funding for regional and local roads was transferred from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
The following table sets out the relevant figures in relation to the public transport capital investment programme during the period 2008-2010 expressed as a percentage of the overall capital allocation to my Department:
Year
|
Transport Vote (Capital)
|
Public Transport Investment Programme Allocation (Capital)
|
% Capital Vote
|
|
€000
|
€000
|
|
2008
|
3,106,400
|
986,000
|
32%
|
2009
|
2,398,044
|
628,044
|
26%
|
2010
|
2,081,397
|
614,988
|
30%
|
In addition, the following table shows the amount allocated each year to CIE in respect of Exchequer subvention funding since 1996.
Year
|
Iarnród Éireann
|
Bus Éireann
|
Bus Átha Cliath
|
Total
|
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
1996
|
117,336
|
4,317
|
4,635
|
126,288
|
1997
|
117,451
|
6,984
|
8,888
|
133,322
|
1998
|
117,457
|
7,111
|
11,294
|
135,862
|
1999
|
119,292
|
7,377
|
16,816
|
143,485
|
2000
|
133,236
|
15,757
|
41,189
|
190,183
|
2001
|
146,020
|
23,808
|
52,377
|
222,205
|
2002
|
155,483
|
21,766
|
56,063
|
233,312
|
2003
|
168,257
|
22,856
|
53,867
|
244,980
|
2004
|
171,421
|
23,998
|
61,810
|
257,229
|
2005
|
179,991
|
25,199
|
64,900
|
270,090
|
2006
|
188,716
|
26,459
|
69,845
|
285,020
|
2007
|
189,910
|
36,595
|
80,078
|
306,583
|
2008
|
181,152
|
41,846
|
85,629
|
308,627
|
2009
|
170,624
|
49,365
|
83,199
|
303,188
|
2010*
|
155,430
|
44,969
|
75,790
|
276,189
|
*2010 = Estimated Subvention Allocation.