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Funding under National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 for subprogrammes to be delivered and implemented

Date: 17 June 2008

Dáil Question No: 66 *To ask the Minister for Transport if he is confident that all funding promised under the National Development Programme 2007 to 2013 for sub programmes funded by and implemented by his Department will be delivered and implemented in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. - Fergus O'Dowd.

 

  

Answered by the Minister for Transport

( Noel Dempsey TD)

REPLY

The Transport Programme in the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 provides for a total investment of €32.9 billion over the seven years and identifies the Government’s priorities for investment in the roads, public transport, airports and ports sectors.

In 2007, expenditure under the NDP Transport programme exceeded its projected level by €178m. The Exchequer provision for the transport sector in 2008 is in line with the projections used for the NDP. I should also add that the funding provided for the first three years of Transport 21 is in line with the originally agreed profile of expenditure.

The Government has repeatedly indicated that the National Development Plan, of which Transport 21 is a part, is its top priority and that, even in difficult economic circumstances, its objective will be to continue to provide the funding necessary to support its implementation.