Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2024
47. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to report on the national development plan priorities for enhanced regional accessibility in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16344/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government has committed €165 billion funding for capital investment, as set out in the NDP 2021-30 published in October 2021. This expenditure was considered and agreed in order to support those sectors that would be key in delivering the ten National Strategic Outcomes (NSOs) identified in the National Planning Framework (NPF).
The NDP contains expenditure commitments for a range of strategic investment priorities which will contribute towards the achievement of these NSOs, including NSO 2 which relates to Enhanced Regional Accessibility.
This strategic outcome seeks to enhance intra-regional accessibility through improved transport links between key urban centres of population and their respective regions, as well as improving transport links between the regions. As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the NDP, rests with the individual sponsoring Department in each case.
The Government is investing in active travel, bus, rail and road projects across the country, including in the South-East to deliver on NSO 2. Better transport links delivered in this region under the NDP include the N25 New Ross Bypass and the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy motorway.
The Government is committed to detailing progress on the delivery of the NDP at regular intervals into the future to allow for full transparency of the implementation of Project Ireland 2040. This is achieved through regular updates of the Project Ireland 2040 capital investment tracker and MyProjectIreland interactive map viewer which list projects and programmes on a regional and county level. In addition, Annual and Regional Reports, including for the Southern Region, on the implementation of Project Ireland 2040 have been published for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. The Project Ireland 2040 Annual and Regional Reports, capital investment tracker and myProjectIreland interactive map are all available on gov.ie/2040.
