I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 to 298, inclusive, together.
The capital allocations for my Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022 are as follows:
- €54 million in 2018. The capital allocation across my Department for 2018 is published in the Revised Estimates Volume for this year at www.per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/REV-2018-compressed.pdf
- €75 million in 2019;
- €76 million in 2020;
- €80 million in 2021; and
- €110 million in 2022.
The broad capital allocations for projects and programmes in the years 2019 – 2022 are set out in my Department’s 10 Year Plan, “Investing in our Culture, Language & Heritage 2018 – 2027”, at https://www.chg.gov.ie/app/uploads/2018/04/capital_plan_april3-8.pdf which explicitly recognise that our culture, language and heritage are an essential part of the sustainable development of the country.
The Annual Appropriation Account for the Department, which is audited by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (http://www.audgen.gov.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/home.asp), details the commitments at the end of each financial year. With regard to the break out of capital allocations for the years 2019 – 2022, this not yet been finalised as investments over the period are subject to appraisal and evaluation in line with the Public Spending Code. 2018 is a critical year for the appraisal of, and planning and design for, many of the flagship projects with a view to moving to the implementation phase as soon as possible. More details on the individual projects and programmes will emerge as we go through this process of appraising and planning for these important investments. The final disaggregation will be completed as part of the annual Estimates process for each of those years.
