Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasoning behind the cut in the voted capital funding for tourism services in budget 2017; and the agencies or initiatives that will have their budget reduced in 2017 as a result of this cut. [32301/16]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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An amount of €13.836 million was voted for capital funding of tourism services in 2016.  This amount includes a provision of €0.97 million for the Lough Derg Tourism Development project which was provided for under the 2014 Capital Stimulus Plan and which does not arise in 2017.  This provision is in keeping with the multi-annual allocations for tourism contained in the Capital Investment Plan 2016-2021.

A provisional allocation of €13.27m is set out in the Budget 2017 Estimates volume which is also in keeping with the Capital Investment Plan.  The final allocation for 2017 will be set out in the 2017 Revised Estimates Volume which is due to be published in the coming months.

Discussions on the mid-term review of the Capital Investment Plan will be taking place in early 2017 and the Department will be engaging with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in this regard.