Capital Expenditure Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 July 2019

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Ceisteanna (170)

Joan Burton

Ceist:

170. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the areas by vote group to which the €0.7 billion increase in capital expenditure as outlined in the SES will be allocated in 2020; if this is already included in the expenditure ceilings; if he expects to change these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30287/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The multi-annual capital investment ceilings by Ministerial Vote Group for the period 2019 to 2022 were published in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2019 and are set out below. These include provision for the €0.7 billion increase in capital expenditure provided for in the National Development Plan and referenced in the recently published Summer Economic Statement (SES).

In the SES an expenditure reserve of up to €0.2 billion is being established in 2020 to accommodate funding requirements for the National Broadband Plan and the National Children’s Hospital.

Capital Envelope	2019	2020	2021	2022	€million
(€millions)	Exchequer Capital Funding	Exchequer Capital Funding	Exchequer Capital Funding	Exchequer Capital Funding	Total 2019 - 2022
Ministerial Vote Group
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE	255	258	265	275	1,053
BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION	620	630	640	715	2,605
CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFAIRS	32	31	32	33	128
COMMUNICATIONS, CLIMATE ACTION AND ENVIRONMENT	277	297	317	400	1,291
CULTURE, HERITAGE AND THE GAELTACHT	76	76	80	110	342
DEFENCE	106	113	120	125	464
EDUCATION AND SKILLS	941	942	1,006	1,100	3,989
EMPLOYMENT AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL PROTECTION	14	15	16	17	62
FINANCE GROUP	26	22	18	19	85
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE GROUP	21	13	13	14	61
HEALTH	667	774	780	825	3,046
HOUSING, PLANNING, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT	2,137	2,205	2,269	2,280	8,891
JUSTICE AND EQUALITY GROUP	205	265	208	216	894
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND REFORM GROUP	201	214	223	232	870
RURAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	141	150	152	175	618
TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND SPORT	1,613	2,058	2,526	2,405	8,602
Total *	7,332	8,063	8,666	8,941	33,001
Total Investment as a % of GNI*	3.5%	3.7%	3.8%	3.8%

* Rounding affects totals