Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The summer economic statement gave a commitment to increase the public capital plan by 17%. The Minister published a glossy document at the beginning of September relating to the review of the current plan. Can he give assurances that this is not more of the Government spin, which has been the hallmark of its first 100 days in office, that there will be substance to this capital plan and that it will make a difference to communities across the country, including those about which we have just spoken? How does he intend to align it with the national planning framework the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, is preparing?

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