Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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278. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capital allocation committed to within his Department for 2019 under the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and the projects for which the funding is allocated. [37228/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The capital allocation committed for the Justice Votes Group for 2019, as published in the recent National Development Plan, is as follows:

A number of the projects earmarked for expenditure in 2019 are currently at design/procurement stage of the project lifecycle. The precise breakdown of the budget across various projects or programmes will be dependent on final design and the outcome of associated procurement competitions. As such, a precise breakdown of the €241 million allocation is not yet complete and may be subject to minor adjustment, due to timing factors on individual projects.

Pending final design and procurement the following major areas are earmarked for funding:

- Construction of the new Forensic Science Laboratory;

- Garda Síochána Building and Refurbishment Programme including replacement of the Harcourt Street Complex;

- Garda ICT Programme including completion of the implementation of Schengen Information system;

- Continuing Investment in the Garda Fleet;

- Prisons, Courts and Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service ICT investment;

- Prison Building Programme including the redevelopment of Limerick Prison;

- New or refurbished courthouses in a number of regional cities and county towns.