HL Deb 16 June 2003 vol 649 c79WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 2 April (WA 132) concerning expenditure by Waterways Ireland, whether the contribution to the body's funding is in proportion to capital expenditure; and why the Government of the Irish Republic only contributed 90 per cent of the budget in 2000 but obtained 100 per cent of the capital work. [HL3015]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Current expenditure by Waterways Ireland on administration and running costs is financed by the two jurisdictions on the basis of 85 per cent from the South and 15 per cent from the North while capital expenditure is funded totally by the jurisdiction in which it is incurred. The total contribution by each jurisdiction in any year reflects both the current and capital spend of the body in that year.