Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 May 2024
94. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 2 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19821/24]
View answerThe Government has committed €165 billion funding for capital investment, as set out in the NDP 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). Last March, additional funding of €2.25 billion has also been agreed for the period out to 2026 to further boost capital delivery in the NDP.
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.
At the core of Project Ireland 2040, is the policy of supporting balanced regional growth. To underpin this, the Government is committed to enabling better regional accessibility. Some projects successfully delivered under NSO 2 include:
N5 Westport to Turlough
PPP: M11 Gorey-Enniscorthy Motorway
N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin
M8/N25 Dunkettle Interchange
M7 Naas to Newbridge Bypass Widening and
PPP: N25 New Ross Bypass.
Further details of projects and programmes being delivered under NSO 2 can be found in the latest capital investment tracker, which I published yesterday and which provides a composite update on the progress of all major investments with an estimated cost of greater than €20 million. Accompanying the tracker, the myProjectIreland interactive map details projects across the country and provides details on specific projects by county, and contains smaller investments such as schools and social housing projects. Search facilities also allow citizens to view projects in their regional area, by city, by county or by eircode.
The Project Ireland 2040 capital investment tracker and myProjectIreland interactive map are all available on gov.ie/2040.
