Darren O'Rourke
Question:52. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of the funding allocation for his Department for 2020 and 2021 by project. [32385/21]
View answerWednesday, 16 June 2021
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The total Capital funding allocated to my Department in 2020 was €404.773m and for 2021 it is €616.925m, both of which include capital carryover from the previous year. My Department has responsibility for policy and programmes across a number of areas of national strategic importance, encompassing telecommunications; postal; energy; climate action; waste management, resource efficiency and the circular economy; environmental policy and air quality, and natural resources. These allocations support my Department as we work to achieve our long-term vision of a climate neutral, sustainable and digitally connected Ireland. Key capital programmes and schemes funded by my Department in 2020 and 2021 are detailed below:
|
Programme/Scheme |
2020 Allocation |
2021 Allocation |
|
National Broadband Plan |
€105m |
€225m |
|
Eircodes |
€1.5m |
€1.5m |
|
National Digital Research Centre |
€3.5m |
€3.5m |
|
Energy Poverty Schemes |
€62m |
€109m |
|
Other Sustainable Energy Programmes |
€62.8m |
€153.8m |
|
Energy Research |
€9.7m |
€17.2m |
|
Renewable Energy Compliance |
€50m |
€12.3m |
|
Tellus |
€3m |
€3.5m |
|
INFOMAR |
€4m |
€4m |
|
Landfill Remediation |
€11.25m |
€26.25m |
|
Climate Initiatives |
€5.56m |
€6.71m |
|
Just Transition |
€6m |
€11m |
|
*Electric Vehicles |
€36m |
€0 |
|
**Trading Online Voucher Scheme (incl. Covid-19 scheme) |
€32.6m |
€0 |
*Electric Vehicles were transferred to the Department of Transport from 2021.
**Trading Online Vouchers were transferred to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment from 2021.
The 2020 and 2021 capital allocations also include operational capital for my Department and a number of its agencies including SEAI, Inland Fisheries Ireland and the EPA.
A full breakdown of the funding allocated to my Department at a programme and subhead level is published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in the Revised Estimates Volume for the Public Service which can be found at https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/.