Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2017

Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Ceisteanna (284)

Jonathan O'Brien

Ceist:

284. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the unallocated spend within his Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the funds that will become available within his Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services and goods and or changes to costs within his Department and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32250/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

As the Deputy may be aware, all funding to my Department's Vote for 2017 was allocated and published in the Revised Estimates Volume last December. However, expenditure across the overall Justice Vote Group, consisting of eight Votes, is carefully monitored and managed with the objective of achieving the best value for the taxpayer with any underspends redirected as needed. The expenditure profile of the Department in 2018 will be a matter for the 2018 estimates process, which is currently underway and will be finalised in Budget 2018 in October.