The 2010 capital allocation for my Department is €47.05m comprising (a) €15.45m allocated to the Department of Health and Children; and (b) €31.6m allocated to the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
(a) Department of Health and Children
€0.45m is provided in respect of the administration of my Department's internal ICT infrastructure and office equipment. As at the end of October, expenditure amounted to €0.15m. The €15m is allocated in capital grants to agencies under the aegis of my Department. To date expenditure amounts to €6.066m Details are as follows:
Department of Health and Children — Agency
|
2010 Allocation
|
Expenditure to date
|
|
€m
|
€m
|
Health Research Board
|
12.971
|
5.853
|
National Cancer Screening Service
|
0.213
|
0.213
|
Health Information and Quality Authority
|
0.500
|
0.000
|
National Treatment Purchase Fund Board
|
0.150
|
0.000
|
Health and Social Care Professional Council
|
0.260
|
0.000
|
National Cancer Registry Ireland
|
0.050
|
0.000
|
Office of the Ombudsman for Children
|
0.030
|
0.000
|
Contingency
|
0.826
|
0.000
|
Total
|
15.000
|
6.066
|
(b) Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
€30m is allocated this year for the National Childcare Investment Programme and expenditure to date amounts to €17.5m. Pobal, a company established to assist Government departments to implement grant programmes administers this capital funding. Of the €1.6m provided in respect of the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund (YPFSF), expenditure to end October 2010 amounts to €0.656m. Details of these projects are as follows.
Office of the Minister for Children- Projects
|
2010 Allocation
|
Expenditure to date
|
|
€m
|
€m
|
Finglas South Scout Den
|
0.220
|
0.220
|
Neilstown Boxing Club, Clondalkin
|
0.225
|
0.225
|
O’Devaney Gardens Youth Facility, Dublin 8
|
0.400
|
0.000
|
The Gateway Project, Athlone
|
0.200
|
0.101
|
The Apple Tree Foundation, Dundalk
|
0.080
|
0.070
|
Arklow Youth Centre
|
0.035
|
0.035
|
Coolcotts Community Youth Project, Wexford Town
|
0.030
|
0.000
|
Francis Street Youth Café, Wexford Town
|
0.005
|
0.005
|
Contingency
|
0.405
|
0.000
|
Total
|
1.600
|
0.656
|