Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 June 2018
132. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Departments, agencies and individual Votes to which the €1.5 billion in additional capital expenditure for 2019 as outlined in the summer economic statement has been allocated; the projects for which it has been allocated in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27672/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraCapital expenditure allocations by Ministerial Vote Group for the years 2018-2022 were published in Annex 1 of the National Development Plan (NDP). These ceilings were reflected in the 2019 Summer Economic Statement. Capital allocations for individual votes within these Vote Groups for 2019 will be published in Budget 2019.
The €1.5 billion in additional capital expenditure, as detailed in the NDP, is set out in tabular format below.
|
Capital Envelope |
2018 |
2019 |
Difference |
|
(€ million) |
|
|
|
|
Ministerial Vote Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agriculture, Food & the Marine |
248 |
255 |
7 |
|
Business, Enterprise, & Innovation |
555 |
620 |
65 |
|
Children & Youth Affairs |
28 |
32 |
4 |
|
Communications, Climate Change & Natural Resources |
209 |
256 |
47 |
|
Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht |
54 |
75 |
21 |
|
Defence |
77 |
106 |
29 |
|
Education and Skills |
745 |
941 |
196 |
|
Employment Affairs and Social Protection |
10 |
14 |
4 |
|
Finance Group |
26 |
25 |
-1 |
|
Foreign Affairs and Trade Group |
13 |
17 |
4 |
|
Health Group |
493 |
667 |
174 |
|
Housing, Planning & Local Government |
1,631 |
2,033 |
402 |
|
Justice Group |
145 |
241 |
96 |
|
PER Group |
174 |
203 |
29 |
|
Rural and Community Development |
88 |
141 |
53 |
|
Transport, Tourism, & Sport |
1,327 |
1,643 |
316 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sum Total |
5,823 |
7,269 |
1,446 |
Details of the projects to be delivered by the totality of this funding are contained in the NDP, but further details are available from the relevant Departments.
A major capital projects tracker was published in September 2017 on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This tracker is currently being updated following the launch of the NDP and the updated version will be published shortly.
