Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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518. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details and county location of capital projects announced by his Department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. [30128/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​As the Deputy may be aware, a mid-term review of the Capital Plan is currently underway by Government to look at where capital investment priorities lie over the remaining 4 years of the current plan. I am engaged in making our cases to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for increased funding for a variety of important capital investments.

I understand that all Departmental submissions relating to the capital Plan will be made in due course and that a final decision on these submissions will be made by the Government as part of the 2018 estimate.

With regard the specific timeframe mentioned by you in your question please see a number of capital projects announced by my Department;

In April  my Department along with the OPW jointly  announced €11.5m funding from Fáilte Ireland’s Capital Grants budget for 10 OPW sites located in Dublin and along Ireland’s Ancient East including the following

- Record Tower in Dublin amounting to €5,000,000

- Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre in Co. Meath  amounting to €2,580,000

- Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary amounting to €1,780,000

- Knowth in Co. Meath amounting to €1,400,000

- Newgrange in Co. Meath  amounting to €1,000,000

- Ormond Castle in Co. Tipperary amounting to €585,000

- King John's Castle in Co. Louth amounting to €400,000

- Glendalough in Co. Wicklow amounting to €349,000

- The Phoenix Park in Dublin - Tourism and Amenity Study - amounting to €300,000

-  Boyne Valley in Co. Meath - Interpretation Masterplan - amounting to €120,000

In May it was announced that a number of Greenway projects would received funding, these projects where

- Meath Section of the Galway to Dublin Greenway amounting to €2,463,014

- Kildare Section of the Galway to Dublin Greenway amounting to €2,107,271

- Garrycastle to Whitegates Greenway in Westmeath amounting to €80,270

- Completion of works on the Waterford Greenway amounting to €1,600,000

I also announced an allocation of €387,450 for the replacement of the moveable boom in UL swimming pool, in County Limerick, to allow the continued use of the facility for high performance swimming.

In June I announced a number of capital  projects under my Department's Regional Airports Programme amounting to €1,940,797

- A Safety and security related project Donegal Airport amounting to €22,500

- A Safety and security related project Ireland West Airport Knock (Mayo) amounting to €1,109,430

- A Safety and security related project Kerry amounting to €769,537

- A Safety and security related project Waterford Airport amounting to €39,330

I also announced €700,000 in June in relation to the rehabilitation to Tirconnaill Bridge, Co Donegal.