Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 April 2017
423. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to his response when taking questions on promised legislation on 29 March 2017, the details of the projects and programmes regarding public transport which have been submitted to him for consideration by the Minister of Transport, Tourism and Sport with regard to the mid-term capital review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16638/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs part of the review of the Capital Plan, which is currently in train, my Department wrote to all Departments in January inviting submissions, to include, inter alia, proposals for reprioritisation within existing allocations to reflect developments or changes in priorities since the Plan was published in 2015 and any new proposals to utilise the additional capital funding now available for allocation on foot of the review process.
While submissions are still being received from some Departments, my Department has already commenced the process of engaging with Departments that have furnished submissions on a bilateral basis to discuss the proposals and priorities in their submissions.
While it is my intention to publish all of the submissions received from Departments at the appropriate time, due to the ongoing deliberative nature of the process that is underway, and in order to give my Department the opportunity to engage in a detailed discussion with each Department on the specific proposals contained in its submission, I do not wish to comment on the details of individual submissions at this point in time, as I do not believe that this would necessarily be helpful while the bilateral discussions on the priorities for each Department are ongoing.
The Deputy may wish to note that a public consultation has been launched on the Review to ascertain the views of the public and key stakeholders on what our national infrastructure priorities should be and to seek views on infrastructure investment priorities beyond the period of the current Capital Plan, which will help formulate a longer term Capital Plan for the next 10 years.
