National Development Plan Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 December 2019

Thursday, 12 December 2019

Ceisteanna (74, 75, 76)

Pearse Doherty

Ceist:

74. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital allocations in each of the years 2020 to 2027 under the National Development Plan 2018-2027. [52196/19]

Pearse Doherty

Ceist:

75. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital allocations by Department in each of the years 2020 to 2027 under the National Development Plan 2018-2027. [52197/19]

Pearse Doherty

Ceist:

76. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital allocation of his Department in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each year. [52216/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

I propose to take Questions Nos. 74 to 76, inclusive, together.

An extract from Table 3.1, published in the National Development Plan (NDP) in 2018, is set out below for the Deputy’s information. The table sets out the Exchequer investment of €91 billion over the period of the NDP out to 2027. The Exchequer resource allocations are based on projected nominal growth rates in national income (GNI*) averaging 4% over the period 2022 – 2027.

2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027
5.8	7.3	7.9	8.6	8.9	9.4	10.0	10.5	11.0	11.6

Multi-annual investment allocations were published in Budget 2020 for each Department covering the period 2020 – 2022. These allocations will be verified in the Revised Estimates Volume which will be published next week. A copy of the table is set out below. Allocations beyond 2022 have not yet been fixed by the Government.

	2020	2021	2022	Total
	€ million	€ million	€ million	2020 - 2022
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE	274	265	275	814
BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION	632	640	715	1,987
CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFAIRS	31	32	33	96
COMMUNICATIONS, CLIMATE ACTION AND ENVIRONMENT	372	517	611	1,500
CULTURE, HERITAGE AND THE GAELTACHT	81	80	110	271
DEFENCE	113	120	125	358
EDUCATION AND SKILLS	922	1,006	1,100	3,028
EMPLOYMENT AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL PROTECTION	15	16	17	48
FINANCE GROUP	22	18	19	59
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE GROUP	13	13	14	40
HEALTH	854	880	880	2,614
HOUSING, PLANNING, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT	2,230	2,269	2,280	6,779
JUSTICE AND EQUALITY GROUP	265	208	216	689
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND REFORM GROUP	219	223	232	674
RURAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	150	152	175	477
TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND SPORT	1,943	2,613	2,424	6,980
TOTAL GROSS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CEILINGS*	8,136	9,052	9,226	26,414
UNALLOCATED RESERVE		109	109	218

*Rounding affects totals

With regard to capital expenditure by my Department, due to the nature of its role, my Department has no State Infrastructure projects funded through its own Vote. The main purpose of capital projects and associated investment undertaken by my Department is to support greater effectiveness and efficiency across the Civil and Public Service through investing in ICT.