I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 to 80, inclusive, together.
The total capital allocation for my Department in 2019 across its two Votes – Vote 27: International Co-operation and Vote 28: Foreign Affairs and Trade – will be €21 million, €17 million of which had been allocated under the National Development Plan 2018-2027. The 2019 allocation will represent an increase of €8m on the 2018 capital allocation.
The main focus of capital investment in 2019 will be the cost of constructing and maintaining State properties overseas under the Global Ireland Initiative, the Passport Reform Programme and the continuing investment in ICT to support the Department’s global ICT network and Ireland’s participation at EXPO 2020.
The main project under the Global Ireland Initiative in 2019 will be the development of a new Embassy/Ireland House in Tokyo. The allocation for EXPO 2020 is towards the cost of a pavilion, to be designed and built by the Office of Public Works, for Ireland’s participation at EXPO 2020 in Dubai as envisaged in the Global Ireland Initiative.
The breakdown of the 2019 total capital allocation of €21 million, across the various areas referred to above, is as follows:
2019
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State properties overseas
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€8.5 million
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Passport Reform Programme
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€5.5 million
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EXPO 2020
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€4.0 million
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ICT
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€3.0 million
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Total
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€21 million
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The breakdown of these allocations by specific project is currently in the process of being finalised.