DÍOSPÓIREACHTAÍ PARLAIMINTE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DÁIL ÉIREANN DÁIL ÉIREANN TUAIRISC OIFIGIÚIL (OFFICIAL REPORT) Dé Máirt, 17 Aibreán 2018 Tuesday, 17 April 2018 Vol. 967 No. 4 National Development Plan

1657. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the projected spend on the €460 million phased investment programme in the national institutions in each of the years 2018 to 2027 in respect of additional expenditure arising from the national development plan, in tabular form. [16205/18]

1660. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the investment allocation for the National Library of Ireland renovation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 in respect of additional expenditure arising from the national development plan, in tabular form. [16208/18]

1661. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the investment allocation for the National Archives of Ireland in each of the years 2018 to 2022 in respect of additional expenditure arising from the national development plan, in tabular form. [16209/18]

1662. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the investment allocation for the National Museum of Ireland in each of the years 2018 to 2022 in respect of additional expenditure arising from the national development plan, in tabular form. [16210/18]

1663. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the investment allocation for the National Concert Hall renovation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 in respect of additional expenditure arising from the national development plan, in tabular form. [16211/18]

1664. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the investment allocation for the Crawford Art Gallery renovation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 in respect of additional expenditure arising from the national development plan, in tabular form. [16212/18]

1665. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the investment allocation for the National Gallery of Ireland in each of the years 2018 to 2022 in respect of additional expenditure arising from the national development plan, in tabular form. [16213/18]

1666. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the investment allocation for the Abbey Theatre redevelopment in each of the years 2018 to 2022 in respect of additional expenditure arising from the national development plan, in tabular form. [16214/18]

1667. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the investment allocation for the Irish Museum of Modern Art renovation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 in respect of additional expenditure arising from the national development plan, in tabular form. [16215/18]

1668. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the investment allocation for the Chester Beatty Library in each of the years 2018 to 2022 in respect of additional expenditure arising from the national development plan, in tabular form. [16216/18]

1669. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the investment allocation for the Chester Beatty Library in each of the years 2018 to 2022 in respect of additional expenditure arising from the national development plan, in tabular form. [16217/18]

Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1657 and 1660 to 1669, inclusive, together.

The Taoiseach and I recently launched my Department's capital plan 'Investing in our Culture, Language & Heritage 2018 - 2027' as part of Project Ireland 2040. This plan provides for total investment of over €1.1 billion over the period 2018 to 2027 in our culture, heritage, language and our islands.

Under this plan over the period 2018 to 2027 the Government intends to invest €460m in a significant number of capital projects in our National Cultural Institutions. Indicative investment levels for key projects are as follows:

- National Library of Ireland €23m

- National Archives €22m

- National Museum of Ireland €85m

- National Concert Hall €78m

- Crawford Art Gallery €22m

- National Gallery of Ireland €54m

- Abbey Theatre €80m

- Irish Museum of Modern Art €36m

- Chester Beatty Library €20m

Under the National Development Plan my Department’s capital allocation over the next five years is provided in the table below.

This is the capital envelope from which the Department will deliver on the projects, schemes and programmes identified in our capital plan over the next five years, including the projects in our national cultural institutions as outlined above. This will provide my Department with the necessary clarity to schedule the delivery of all its projects and programmes.

In terms of the selection process, investments under our capital plan are subject to appraisal and evaluation in line with the Public Spending Code. This includes the consideration of a range of options prior to committing any funding to the project, an evaluation of the financial and economic implications of the project prior to procuring the project, and robust project management arrangements throughout the implementation phase.

More details on the delivery of these projects and programmes will emerge as the Department goes through this process of appraising and planning for these important investments. This process will provide more information on which to base decisions around the distribution of funding on a project by project, year by year basis within the annual capital allocation set out in the NDP and through the annual estimates process.

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
NDP Allocation	€54 million	€75 million	€76 million	€80 million	€110 million