Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 June 2014
418. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of the €80 million designated to his Department for direct Exchequer capital funding according to the Government Estimates for 2014 is expected to go towards construction-related projects; if he will list the projects; if he will provide an update on any of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25550/14]
View answerThe total capital budget for my Department in 2014 is €118.5 million which includes carryover of €8.5 million and stimulus funding of €30 million. Capital funding of just over €58 million has been allocated to the Better Energy programme in 2014. Virtually all of this expenditure will be on energy efficiency measures which generate substantial economic activity and support approximately 3,100 construction-related jobs. The balance of my Department's capital programmes are in the Energy Research, Natural Resources and ICT areas which are not primarily related to the construction sector.
