Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 July 2018
465. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the specific reason for the underspend in gross voted expenditure of €5 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. [31302/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department prepares a profile of projected monthly capital spending at the start of each year and actively manages expenditure throughout the fiscal year to deliver on its agreed business priorities and objectives. It is not unusual, however, for actual expenditure to vary from profiled expenditure during the course of the year. In overall terms, capital expenditure (excluding capital carryover from 2018) to the end of June was about €5 m behind profile, equating to less than 3% of the annual capital allocation.
The following table sets out details of the main projects where expenditure varied against profile at the end of June, and the reasons for same.
|
- |
Profiled Expenditure |
Expenditure |
Variance |
- |
|
Subhead |
€'000s |
€'000s |
€'000s |
Main reason for variance |
|
A.3 - ICT Programme |
8,246 |
3,941 |
-4,305 |
Variance is due, in the main, to expenditure levels on the National Broadband Plan which reflect the current stage and complexity of the procurement process. It also relates to the timing of payments in relation to the Eircode contract. |
|
A.4 - Multimedia Developments |
2,161 |
1,732 |
-429 |
Timing of the drawdown request from the National Digital Research Centre. |
|
B.5 - Deontas I Leith TG4 (Deontas-I-gCabhair) |
925 |
388 |
-537 |
Timing of the drawdown request from TG4. |
|
C.4 - Sustainable Energy Programmes |
36,924 |
36,409 |
-515 |
Expenditure on energy efficiency programmes was approximately 1% behind profile at mid-year. |
|
C.5 - Energy Research Programmes |
2,570 |
1,465 |
-1,105 |
Timing of the drawdown request relating to the Ocean Energy research project. |
|
D.4 - Mining Services |
650 |
190 |
-460 |
A large amount of preparatory work is ongoing and requires completion before the next phase of the Avoca rehabilitation can be initiated. |
|
D.5 - GSI Services |
5,054 |
2,651 |
-2,403 |
Delay in the arrival of Tellus survey plane and INFORMAR vessel fit out impacted expenditure. |
|
F.6 - Landfill Remediation |
1,110 |
5,760 |
+4,650 |
Expenditure occurred in relation to a number of landfill sites earlier than anticipated. |
|
F.10 - Waste Campaign |
430 |
54 |
-376 |
Delay in the receipt of invoices for Spring waste campaign. |
