Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 February 2019
548. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the €9 million allocation for 2019 for the national food innovation hub; the date in 2019 the project will be completed; if this will be impacted by the cost overrun with the national children's hospital; if he has been consulted by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6787/19]
View answerMy Department is providing Teagasc with €8.8m in exchequer funding on a phased basis to fund the development of a new National Food Innovation Hub at its Research Centre in Moorepark. The budget provision for 2019 is €6m. Teagasc has advised that it expects construction to be completed in September 2020 all going to plan.
The Government is committed to delivering Project Ireland 2040 within the overall multi-year resource envelope that has been set out. For 2019, the capital allocation has increased by €1,325 million or just over 22% above the 2018 allocation as stated in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2019. My Department's Capital budget for 2019 has not been affected as a result of the Children's Hospital Project.
