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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform 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),...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The National Lottery was established by statute in 1987 and remains in State ownership to this day. It is currently operated by a private Operator, PLI, under a detailed Licence agreement with the State, and is subject to robust oversight by the independent Regulator of the National Lottery since 2014. The Regulator’s goal is to ensure the interests of participants and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 and 167 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Assets (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Act 2024 established the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund (ICN Fund). The purpose of ICN Fund is to support the economy in times of exceptional need and to support Ireland’s transition to a low carbon economy. A total of €2 billion will be invested in the Fund each year from 2024 to 2030 building up to an...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artificial Intelligence (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The EU AI Act (2024) came into force this year with a suite of measures designed to ensure acceptable and transparent use of AI in the private sphere and in public administration, for the benefit of the public, the economy and society. My colleague, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation Niamh Smyth and the Department of Enterprise, Trade...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Teanga Gaeilge (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: Tá oifigigh ó mo Roinn agus ón tSeirbhís um Cheapacháin Phoiblí (PAS), arb í an príomhearcaitheoir don Státseirbhís í agus ar comhlacht faoi choimirce mo Roinne í, ina gcomhaltaí den Choiste Comhairleach um Sheirbhísí Gaeilge a bhunaigh an tAire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Arts Council (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), was first approached by the Arts Council regarding difficulties with an IT project in December 2023. In response to that approach, and follow-up discussions, OGCIO commissioned a technical review with the aim of informing the related deliberations of the Arts Council and its parent department. The substantive content of that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Weather Events (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Tetra communications network was designed to provide a reliable and robust emergency network for the State's emergency personnel with the widest possible coverage and is delivered by Tetra Ireland. In order to provide maximum coverage and resilience all areas in the country are covered by overlapping service from at least two base stations with battery backup in place for key sites....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Programme for Government sets out the clear ambition to prioritise the delivery of transformative, critical and growth-enhancing infrastructure over the next 5 years. To support these goals, the Government, led by my Department, has commenced work on setting the parameters, priorities and critical milestones for the Review. The approach to reviewing the NDP was approved by Government this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: My Department, through Circular 14/2021, has an oversight and approval role for all new digital and ICT initiatives. Section 5 of the Circular outlines the criteria that will be used to evaluate the proposed initiative and Section 6 reminds organisations of their ongoing need to ensure value for money and to review support contracts on a regular basis, returning to the market as appropriate....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Programme for Government sets out the clear ambition to prioritise the delivery of transformative, critical and growth-enhancing infrastructure over the next 5 years. The Review will use an evidence-informed approach to deliver on the Government's objective of infrastructure prioritisation through: reassessment of investment plans and capital programmes, updating project costings,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Programme for Government acknowledges that increasing costs challenge our ability to provide the necessary infrastructure to service a modern society and economy. They also represent a real risk to our competitiveness and to our attractiveness as a location for foreign direct investment, so achieving value for money by reducing cost and schedule overruns is a vital part of delivering the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform 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),...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: Total capital investment in 2025 will be almost €15 billion which is the highest annual spend to date in the history of this country and four times the level of investment only 10 years ago. This continued investment is providing housing, school buildings and transport infrastructure all across the country, building capacity for our future. While recognising the significant progress...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: Budget 2025 provided for investment of €105.4 billion to deliver continued improvements in our infrastructure and enhance our public services to build for a stronger future. The Budget provided for sustainable investment in public services through a balanced approach to budgetary policy. Through these measures Government is supporting households and firms, boosting the resilience of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Functions (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: Securing value for money is an ongoing priority for this Government and is at the heart of all decision making, at every stage of a policy or programme lifecycle. Delivering value for money is about securing the efficient and effective use of public resources in the pursuit of better public services, living standards and infrastructure for the people of Ireland. It is not solely concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: Total capital investment in 2025 will be almost €15 billion which is the highest annual spend to date in the State's history and four times the level of investment only 10 years ago. This continued investment is providing housing, school buildings and transport infrastructure all across the country, and it is building capacity for our future. While recognising the significant progress...