As the Deputy may be aware, a mid-term review of the Capital Plan is currently underway by Government to look at where capital investment priorities lie over the remaining 4 years of the current plan. I am engaged in making our cases to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for increased funding for a variety of important capital investments.
I understand that all Departmental submissions relating to the capital Plan will be made in due course and that a final decision on these submissions will be made by the Government as part of the 2018 estimate.
With regard the specific timeframe mentioned by you in your question please see a number of capital projects announced by my Department;
In April my Department along with the OPW jointly announced €11.5m funding from Fáilte Ireland’s Capital Grants budget for 10 OPW sites located in Dublin and along Ireland’s Ancient East including the following
- Record Tower in Dublin amounting to €5,000,000
- Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre in Co. Meath amounting to €2,580,000
- Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary amounting to €1,780,000
- Knowth in Co. Meath amounting to €1,400,000
- Newgrange in Co. Meath amounting to €1,000,000
- Ormond Castle in Co. Tipperary amounting to €585,000
- King John's Castle in Co. Louth amounting to €400,000
- Glendalough in Co. Wicklow amounting to €349,000
- The Phoenix Park in Dublin - Tourism and Amenity Study - amounting to €300,000
- Boyne Valley in Co. Meath - Interpretation Masterplan - amounting to €120,000
In May it was announced that a number of Greenway projects would received funding, these projects where
- Meath Section of the Galway to Dublin Greenway amounting to €2,463,014
- Kildare Section of the Galway to Dublin Greenway amounting to €2,107,271
- Garrycastle to Whitegates Greenway in Westmeath amounting to €80,270
- Completion of works on the Waterford Greenway amounting to €1,600,000
I also announced an allocation of €387,450 for the replacement of the moveable boom in UL swimming pool, in County Limerick, to allow the continued use of the facility for high performance swimming.
In June I announced a number of capital projects under my Department's Regional Airports Programme amounting to €1,940,797
- A Safety and security related project Donegal Airport amounting to €22,500
- A Safety and security related project Ireland West Airport Knock (Mayo) amounting to €1,109,430
- A Safety and security related project Kerry amounting to €769,537
- A Safety and security related project Waterford Airport amounting to €39,330
I also announced €700,000 in June in relation to the rehabilitation to Tirconnaill Bridge, Co Donegal.