Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2023
233. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of allocations to date under the Recovery and Resilience Facility NextGenerationEU fund; the total amount allocated to Ireland; if transfers have been made from other funds, such as the BAR; what those have been allocated to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25623/23]
View answer236. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the use of funding under the recovery and resilience plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25727/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 236 together.
Ireland is expected to receive €915m in grants over the lifetime of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). In order to access this funding, Ireland has developed the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). The RRF is a performance-based instrument with payment contingent on the satisfactory achievement of milestones and targets. The NRRP is based on sixteen investment projects and nine reform measures and their associated 109 milestones and targets covering the following priorities:
• Priority 1: Advancing the Green Transition
• Priority 2: Accelerating and Expanding Digital Reforms and Transformation
• Priority 3: Social and Economic Recovery and Job Creation
An Implementing Body in Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform oversees NRRP implementation. The delivery of the plan is well underway. The attached table provides a summary of the NRRP investment projects and reform measures.
REPowerEU is the EU’s response to the global energy market disruption caused by Russia's war on Ukraine and provides the potential for further funding via the Recovery and Resilience Facility. Ireland expects to receive almost €90m in grants for REPowerEU projects, and the Government has also requested a transfer of €150 million of Brexit Adjustment Reserve funding to REPowerEU.
To avail of the REPowerEU funding, a new chapter will need to be added to Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). My Department is considering potential investment and reform proposals that could be funded under REPowerEU in consultation with a number of Government Departments. These proposals will be subject to negotiation and assessment by the Commission. Final funding decisions are a matter for Government.
