Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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1351. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25567/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The capital allocation for my Department in each of the years 2019 to 2022 is as follows:

- €75 million in 2019;

- €76 million in 2020;

- €80 million in 2021; and

- €110 million in 2022.

Details of the specific capital allocation for 2023 are not currently available.

With regard to the break out of capital allocations for the years 2019 – 2023, this has not yet been finalised as investments over the period are subject to appraisal and evaluation in line with the Public Spending Code. The broad capital allocations for projects and programmes are set out in my Department’s 10 Year Plan, “Investing in our Culture, Language & Heritage 2018 – 2027”, at which explicitly recognises that our culture, language and heritage are an essential part of the sustainable development of the country.

More details on the individual projects and programmes will emerge as we go through the process of appraising, evaluating and planning for these important investments. The final disaggregation will be completed as part of the annual Estimates process for each of the years in question.