Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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96. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on Cabinet sub-committee D, infrastructure. [49179/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Cabinet Committee D covers housing, climate action, infrastructure investment and delivery, the National Planning Framework and the Ten Year Capital Plan. Among other issues, this Committee is providing political oversight of our efforts to tackle the challenges in housing and homelessness and our transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy.

The next meeting of Cabinet Committee D is scheduled for tomorrow, 23 November 2017.

Following a review of Rebuilding Ireland, the Government has announced a number of additional measures. These include a range of measures in Budget 2018 involving increased expenditure allocations, taxation changes, and the establishment of Home Building Finance Ireland to provide additional finance to developers.

The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government has also announced further actions in relation to the rental market, and the planning system.

An allocation of €116 million in Budget 2018, an increase of €18 million on 2017, for homelessness will help address the increased demand for emergency homeless services and will assist in supporting homeless households with long-term and sustainable housing solutions.

The draft National Planning Framework – Ireland 2040 – was published for consultation in September. The final version of the National Planning Framework will be published shortly, alongside the new Ten Year Capital Plan. This approach will provide clarity, coherence and certainty in relation to planning and capital expenditure, while facilitating a sustainable approach to meeting Ireland's future investment needs.