Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the schedule of presentation of programmes under the National Development Plan. [4164/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The National Development Plan 2007-2013, which was launched on the 23rd of January last, sets out five investment Priorities: Economic Infrastructure; Enterprise, Science and Innovation; Human Capital; Social Infrastructure; and Social Inclusion. The investment under each of these five Priorities is in turn set out by Programme.

The investment of €54.7 billion under the Economic Infrastructure Priority consists of six Programmes covering Transport; Energy; Environmental Services; Communications and Broadband; Government Infrastructure; and Local Development Contributions.

The investment of €20 billion under the Enterprise, Science and Innovation Priority consists of seven programmes covering: Science, Technology and Innovation; Enterprise Development; Tourism Development; Agriculture and Food; Rural Social and Economic Development; Gaeltacht and Islands Development; and Marine and Coastal Communities.

The investment of €25.8 billion under the Human Capital Priority consists of three Programmes covering: Training and Skills Development; Higher Education; and Schools Modernisation and Development.

The investment of €33.6 billion under the Social Infrastructure Priority consists of four Programmes: Housing; Health Infrastructure; Justice Infrastructure; and Sports, Culture, Heritage and Community Infrastructure.

The Social Inclusion Priority involves the expenditure of €49.6 billion in 8 different programmes. The Priority follows the lifecycle approach adopted under Towards 2016, so investment consists of the following Programmes: the Children Programme; Working Age — Education Programme; Working Age — Social and Economic Participation Programme; Working Age — Justice Programme; Older People Programme; People with Disabilities Programme; Local and Community Development Programme; and a Horizontal Programme.

The 28 Programmes of the National Development Plan are further sub-divided into some 86 Sub-Programmes. Full details of all Sub-Programmes are set out in Appendix I of the National Development Plan and in a separate Executive Summary document, both of which were circulated to all Members of the Oireachtas.