Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 February 2021
89. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he hopes to be in a position to ensure that capital expenditure proposals remain on target throughout 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10891/21]
View answerI should first explain that as Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform I am responsible for the annual Estimates of Expenditure, and for the multi-year capital envelopes, which set the overall capital allocations across Departments; and for the ongoing monitoring of expenditure, both current and capital, that takes place across the Departments. Responsibility for the management and delivery of the Departmental capital expenditure programmes, and of individual investment projects, within these agreed allocations is the responsibility of the individual Department in each case.
In addition to the regular monthly reporting of progress on current and capital expenditure, my Department publishes a major capital projects tracker, which sets out details of the key projects and programmes being implemented under the National Development Plan , including the location of the projects where possible. While the capital tracker does not provide an exhaustive list of all capital expenditure, the list of projects serves to highlight the diverse range of infrastructural investments being delivered across the country.
