929. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if consideration has been given to increasing the amount of funding allocated for strategic infrastructure projects in Galway East, including projects intended to unlock housing delivery and regional economic development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59063/26]

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 NDP Review 2025 was published on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 set out €275.4 billion in public capital investment to 2035 – the largest and most significant capital injection in our economy in the history of the State. As part of the NDP review, I had significant bilateral engagement with all sectoral Ministers regarding their needs for the 2026 to 2030 period, in addition to the capability to deliver on their plans. Departments subsequently published sectoral investment plans setting out the capital projects to be prioritised from 2026 to 2030.

Since Project Ireland 2040 was first launched in 2018, the Government has overseen the delivery of many impactful NDP projects across East Galway and Galway City including the Athenry/Bia Innovator project, the upgrading of hospital facilities in Galway city and the educational facilities at Atlantic Technological University at the Galway campus.

Furthermore, the Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan (AIRAP), published in December 2025 outlined a range of reforms to speed up delivery of critical infrastructure across Ireland to support the realisation of the funding allocated under the NDP and optimise delivery.

Some of the ongoing and planned projects in the Galway East area include:

- A development of 84 Social and Affordable homes at Ballyburke, Galway and

- The N6 Galway City Ring Road – one of the projects designated under the Critical Infrastructure Act 2026.

- The Regeneration Loughrea project

- The Portumna Vision 2030

- The Portumna Courthouse redevelopment project for Culture and Arts and

- The development of Tuam town hall as a remote working, innovation, culture and community space.

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.