78. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the capital funding that has been allocated, or is proposed to be allocated, for public infrastructure projects in Cork north west under the National Development Plan during 2026 and 2027; if he will outline the projects included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52155/26]

As Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitisation 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 or sectoral policy strategies, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP), rests with the individual sponsoring Department in each case. Each Minister is responsible for deciding on the priority programmes and projects that will be delivered under their remit within the NDP and for setting out the timelines for delivery. Expenditure is therefore allocated and monitored on a Departmental basis and not a geographical basis.

More broadly, the achievement of balanced regional development is a key priority of this Government and is at the heart of Project Ireland 2040, which includes the National Planning Framework (NPF), which sets out the overarching spatial strategy for the next twenty years, along with the National Development Plan.

Since Project Ireland 2040 was first launched in 2018, the Government has overseen the delivery of many impactful NDP projects across the country, including for example across county Cork such as the Dunkettle Interchange upgrade and new platform at Kent train station, Library improvements in Kinsale and Macroom, new wards at Mallow General Hospital, water projects in Bandon, Cork City, Cork Lower Harbour and Skibbereen and in 2025 alone, delivering capital works for 24 schools across the county.

Progress in achieving balanced regional development and detailing the delivery of the NDP is monitored through regular updates of the Project Ireland 2040 capital investment tracker and MyProjectIreland interactive map viewer. The capital investment tracker 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, healthcare facilities and social housing projects. Search facilities allow users to view projects in their regional area, by city, by county or by eircode. Both the capital tracker and the map are available on gov.ie and will provide the Deputy with specific detail on projects delivered, and status of works ongoing in Cork, including progress on the following projects:

• new Divisional Headquarters for An Garda Síochána and town revitalisation projects in Macroom

• Residential Care facilities in Millstreet and in Kanturk Community Hospital

• the Charleville Town Centre Renewal Project and

• Flood relief protecting about 90 properties at Ballybourney and Ballymakeera.

Furthermore, under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme €300,000 has been allocated for the construction of a village centre plaza area and enhanced streetscape in Rathcormac village, and €50,000 has been allocated for the renovations for a community hall and outdoor recreation space and garden in Mitchelstown. And under the Rural and Regional Development Fund €3.2 million has been allocated for a Regional Development Centre in Ballyvourney through Údarás na Gaeltachta,

For further detail on historic allocations and projects delivered, my Department has published the Project Ireland 2040 Annual Report and Regional Reports highlighting achievements and giving a detailed overview of the public investments that have been made throughout the country, including in Cork. These will provide the Deputy with further detail on delivery under the NDP to date. These and other Project Ireland 2040 related documents can be found at www.gov.ie/2040

For future allocations, individual Ministers developed sectoral level plans, over the end of 2025 and early 2026. The plans set out the priority investment programmes and projects to be delivered across the country within their additional capital allocations under the revised NDP. Considering sectoral needs and Ministerial decisions, these plans reflect Government priorities, including the National Planning Framework commitment to balanced regional development.

These sectoral plans are available on each Departmental website and will provide the Deputy with further detail on a sectoral basis.