Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 November 2017
50. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the announcement in budget 2018 of additional capital funding as part of the mid-term capital review for his Department for €46 million in 2018, €315 million in 2019 and €413 million in 2020, the additional capital works to be undertaken with this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44698/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFull details on the allocations for each of my Department's subheads for 2018 will be set out, as usual, in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV). In the meantime my Department is in discussion with relevant agencies regarding the details of allocations. The Government has also proposed that a ten year national investment plan will be set out which will take account of the National Planning Framework. My Department will also take that into account when setting infrastructure investment priorities over the coming years.
On Thursday 12th of October, I outlined my view of what our current priorities for investment are to the Dáil and I have also published further details in a separate speech which is available at www.dttas.ie/speeches/2017/minister-ross-budget-2018-speech.
I would ask the Deputy to note that the information detailed in those speeches is for a four year period of capital investment, between the year 2018 and the year 2021, rather than out to 2020 as requested by the Deputy. We have planned our investment on the basis of resources available to us out to 2021. I think it is more helpful and that the Deputy will get a greater appreciation for our ambition for these projects and programmes if the detail is viewed in that context.
