Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2018
207. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the new expenditure in the latest capital plan compared to the previous plan, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9436/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will be aware, the previous capital plan Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021, published in September 2015, provided gross voted capital expenditure allocations to Departments of €27 billion, covering the period 2016 – 2021. The new National Development Plan covers the period 2018 - 2027, providing gross voted capital expenditure allocations of €91 billion. Annual allocations under both plans are set out in the following table.
|
€, billion |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
|
NDP |
N/A |
N/A |
5.8 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
9.4 |
10 |
10.5 |
11 |
11.6 |
|
2015 Plan |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
5 |
5.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Variance |
N/A |
N/A |
1.6 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
The allocation of gross voted capital expenditure in the 2015 Capital Plan, Building on Recovery was €19.2 billion over the period 2018 – 2021. The National Development Plan allocates €29.6 billion over the same period, an increase of €10.4 billion.
