Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the central monitoring committee of the national development plan to produce and present to the Houses of the Oireachtas the annual report on NDP implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22920/08]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria he has given the central monitoring committee of the national development plan to produce the annual report on NDP implementation; if he has asked for completion timeframes, funds spent and cost projections; and the targets for the physical completion against which the committee will be monitoring. [22921/08]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria he has given the central monitoring committee of the national development plan to produce the annual report on NDP implementation; if he has asked for completion timeframes, funds spent and cost projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22964/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 194, 195 and 197 together.

The NDP (2007-2013) launched by the Government in January 2007 provided for the establishment of a Central Monitoring Committee (the CMC) to monitor implementation of the NDP. The CMC consists of the Social Partners, regional interests, environmental interests and those Government Departments involved in the implementation of the NDP. The NDP also provided that an annual report on NDP implementation would be prepared for submission to the Oireachtas where it would be subject to debate.

The NDP also indicated that the CMC would assess NDP progress by reference to a Report prepared by the Department of Finance. The CMC considered a report on NDP progress in 2007 at its most recent meeting in Athlone on May 16th last. This Report was based on a reporting template for NDP Sub-Programmes which included financial inputs, Sub-Programme outputs, impact indicators and the contribution as relevant of Sub-Programmes to promoting all-island co-operation, regional development, environmental sustainability and the development of the rural economy. The detailed Sub-Programme reports were made available to the CMC, as indeed they have been to Oireachtas Committees.

Following on from the consideration by the CMC, the Department of Finance has prepared a draft 2007 NDP Report which, after consideration by the Government, will be laid before the Oireachtas. I expect this to happen in the near future.