Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 July 2018
270. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the specific reason for the underspend in gross voted expenditure of €11 million as outlined in Appendix V of the June 2018 fiscal monitor; the specific projects that have an underspend; the value of the underspend on each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31310/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to inform the Deputy that the €11m underspend on Capital expenditure against profile to the end of June 2018 is comprised of a mixture of overspends and savings across the four votes, Justice, Garda, Prisons and Courts, covered by the Justice Capital envelope. The main areas / projects where expenditure at mid year is below profile include:
|
Forensic Science Laboratory |
(€2.0m) |
|
Garda Transport |
(€1.5m) |
|
Garda ICT |
(€3.9m) |
|
Garda Station Refurbishment |
(€3.0m) |
|
Courthouse Capital |
(€1.0m) |
|
Courthouse PPP costs |
(€1.6m) |
These underspends are partially offset by areas where expenditure is ahead of profile at mid year. It is expected that much of this saving is due to timing issues and will reverse before year end, or will be reprofiled within the context of the overall capital programme for the Justice and Equality sector.
