49. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 6 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27667/26]

As Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, 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. National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 6 deals with the delivery of high quality international connectivity.

The relevant sectoral strategies under NSO 6 include the National Aviation Policy, the National Ports Policy, and the Telecommunications chapter of the National Marine Planning Framework, which relates to international telecommunications connectivity. These strategies play a critical role in identifying the goals and priorities for the sector and are therefore critical in informing the investment projects set out in the NDP.

In terms of our airports, a range of investments are planned and underway:

• Dublin Airport has announced a major programme of improvements ahead of its busiest summer ever in 2025, which includes enhanced operational capacity to manage over 120,000 passengers per day.

• The Shannon Airport Group continues to implement its investment plan, including upgrades to airport infrastructure including new R&D engineering/manufacturing units.

In relation to ports:

• The Port of Cork’s Ringaskiddy Redevelopment CCT 2 project is underway which will see redevelopment and the extension of existing CCT 1 facility to accommodate larger seas vessels and increase port capacity.

• The Shannon Foynes Port Company is progressing with capacity extensions at Shannon Foynes Port, further strengthening freight and trade connectivity.

• Dublin Port is actively implementing its Masterplan 2040, ensuring sustainable growth and long-term capacity planning.

Further details of projects and programmes being delivered under NSO 6 can be found in the latest capital investment tracker, 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 provides details on specific projects by county and contains smaller investments. 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 available at gov.ie/2040.

In addition to the tracker, the sectoral plans which were published by Departments at the end of 2025 include planned investment and projects across the country, including a range of projects and critical infrastructure works. These sectoral plans are available on each Departmental website and will provide the Deputy with further detail on a sectoral basis.