AQW 6869/11-15


Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim


Tabled Date: 20/01/2012
Answered On Date: 02/02/2012
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail his Department’s capital budget broken down by the amount allocated to (i) each objective; and (ii) each spending area up to, and including, the 2014-15 financial year.


Answer:
The following table details the Department’s capital budget broken down by the amount allocated to (i) each objective; and (ii) each spending area up to, and including, the 2014-15 financial year.
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Objective and Spending Area
£m
£m
£m
£m
Objective A
Roads *
155.9
235.5
385.4
379.2
Transport
107.5
47.7
13.4
53.6
EU Structural Funds
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.3
Total Objective A
263.8
283.3
398.9
433.2
Objective B
Water and Sewerage
189.0
147.6
151.3
180.0
Total Objective B
189.0
147.6
151.3
180.0
Total
452.8
430.9
550.2
613.2
Note: Totals may not add due to rounding.
Objective A: Supporting the economy by planning, developing and maintaining safe and sustainable transportation networks, promoting airport and harbour services, addressing regional imbalance in infrastructure and shaping the long-term future of the region.
Objective B: Contributing to the health and well being of the community and the protection of the environment by maintaining and developing the policy and regulatory environment which facilitates the provision of sustainable, high quality water and sewerage services.
*At the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) Plenary Meeting held on Friday 18 November 2011, it was noted that provision of further funding by the Irish Government, for progression of the A5 and A8 projects, is being deferred and that, in this regard, the Irish Government will provide £25 million per annum in 2015 and 2016 towards the project.
A new funding and implementation plan is now being prepared for the two projects, for agreement at the next NSMC Transport meeting, with endorsement at the next NSMC Plenary meeting. This process will, undoubtedly, affect the funding available to the Department for Regional Development and, therefore potentially, delivery of the Strategic Roads Programme.
When the funding is confirmed, I intend to review the spending priorities across my Department.