Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2024
270. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 26 October 2023, to provide a detailed schedule, as complete as his Department has available to it, in tabular form, of capital projects at each stage of delivery from commencement to completion and evaluation in the south east of Ireland since the formation of the 33rd Dáil. [42811/24]
Amharc ar fhreagra273. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail the game-changing projects being envisaged, conceived, conceptualise and planned for the coming years to deliver economic growth in the south east of Ireland. [42815/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 273 together.
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 National Development Plan (NDP), rests with the individual sponsoring Department in each case.
Balanced regional development is a key priority of this Government and this priority is at the heart of Project Ireland 2040. Over the lifetime of the NDP, this Government will be investing €165 billion in new and upgraded infrastructure that will meet the needs of our growing population, including those in the south-east. An additional €2.25 billion of windfall corporate tax receipts has also been allocated from 2024 to 2026 to deliver shovel-ready projects. In 2025, almost €15 billion will be made available from the Exchequer for investment in public capital projects. This is supporting the provision of more schools, homes, hospitals and other pieces of vital infrastructure across all regions.
The Government is committed to increasing public awareness of the capital investment in Project Ireland 2040 in all regions. A Project Ireland 2040 report on each regional assembly area, including the Southern region, is published each year. The 2023 annual and regional reports were published in September 2024 and are available on gov.ie/2040. In addition, my Department publishes a major capital projects tracker and an interactive map, which sets out details of the key projects and programmes being implemented under the NDP, including those in the south-east. The myProjectIreland map and capital tracker are drawn from data provided by relevant Government Departments and agencies. This data is a snapshot in time. The most recent versions of the map and tracker were published on 1 May 2024 and set out updates on capital projects which was gathered from Departments during Q1, 2024. Drawing on this published data, the table below sets out, as requested by the Deputy, the capital projects being planned or delivered in the south-east since the formation of the 33rd Dáil.
While the table does not provide an exhaustive view of all capital expenditure, it serves to highlight the diverse range of infrastructure being delivered in the south-east which will drive economic growth in the region and improve the living standards of all its citizens.
Extract from Capital Tracker and Map –capital projects in the South-East as published on 01 May 2024
