Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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553. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the recovery plan under the recovery and resilience facility will be submitted to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19111/21]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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565. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to publish the National Recovery and Resilience Plan submission to the European Union for funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20025/21]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 553 and 565 together.

My Department, working together with the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Finance, the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, the Department of Transport and the Department of the Environment, Climate & Communications, is responsible for preparing Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan, with input from other Departments as necessary.

The Plan will include projects aimed at advancing the green transition; accelerating and expanding digital reforms and transformation; and supporting social and economic recovery and job creation.

Officials have been working closely with their European Commission counterparts on development of the Plan and on projects to be included in it. Once this process has been concluded the Plan will be formally submitted to the Commission, following which the Commission will complete its formal assessment, leading to a decision by the Council of Ministers.

Publication of the Plan will take place once these processes have concluded.