Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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514. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the specific projects which will receive the €4 million in extra capital expenditure in 2019 as outlined in Annex 1 of the National Development Plan 2018-2027; the amount each project will receive of this €4 million in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31269/18]

Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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515. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the specific projects which will receive the €32 million in capital funding allocated in 2019; the amount each project will receive of the €32 million in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31284/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 514 and 515 together.

The National Development Plan sets out the Government`s capital investment priorities that will underpin the new National Planning Framework. My Department has been allocated €156 million in capital expenditure over the period 2018-2022. This includes the provision of €32 million for 2019.

It is not possible at this time to identify the specific amounts that will be allocated to each programme area in 2019 as this will be considered in the context of the finalisation of the budget/estimates process for next year.  However, at this stage I can confirm to the Deputy that the resources will support continued investment in the following areas:

- Childcare, to ensure quality and supply of sufficient childcare places.

- Youth services that support and target disadvantaged young people and improve their employability.

- Tusla, through the continued development of ICT and standards of accommodation, and 

- Oberstown Children Detention Campus through the provision of safe and secure places.