Patricia Ryan
Ceist:728. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason that capital spending under his vote group is -76.6% to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42698/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 8 September 2022
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The Department of Foreign Affairs has a capital allocation of €25m in 2022. This allocation is split across the two votes, Vote 27 (International Cooperation) and Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs). The capital allocation is primarily allocated for property projects, ICT infrastructure (including the passport service) and motor vehicles. Capital projects follow a detailed procurement processes and achieve specific completion targets in order for payments to be processed. The pattern and frequency of such payments can be difficult to predict due to the complexity of capital projects. This can be more difficult across the various global jurisdictions that the Department operates. Some projects are also multi-annual projects and these have payments spread across a number of years as key milestones are achieved. The Department continually monitors capital expenditure and the related expenditure flows on an ongoing basis. The Department anticipates that the majority of the capital budget allocation will be spent before year end.
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