Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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208. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that the additional €2.65 billion which will be available for capital expenditure and to be announced in budget 2018 will take particular account of the needs of the Border region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17273/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Submissions in relation to the mid-term review and the additional €2.65 billion funding available, were sought from Departments in January and are currently being received by my Department. 

A public consultation process has also commenced, to ascertain the views of the public and key stakeholders on what our national infrastructure priorities should be, in light of issues including Brexit, and to seek views on infrastructure investment priorities beyond the period of the current Capital Plan, which will help formulate a longer term Capital Plan for the next 10 years.  The closing date for submissions on the review is 30th April 2017.

My Department will assess the submissions received from Departments and other stakeholders and it is expected that the review process will be completed in Quarter 3 of 2017.  This will enable Government to make final decisions in due course on how the remaining additional capital funding should be allocated.

It is a matter for each Department, in the first instance, to assess its sectorial capital plans in the light of significant factors, such as Brexit, taking into account the key issues emerging from the analysis of Brexit implications which is currently being carried out and to propose any consequent reprioritisation of resources when making its submission to the capital review.