Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when will the next National Development Plan review take place; if student accommodation is being considered as part of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49599/23]

Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as part of the next National Development Plan review, will the issue of university research (capital) equipment be considered as part of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49600/23]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 151 together.

In March 2023, I presented to Government a package of significant actions aimed at enhancing project delivery for the National Development Plan (NDP). Among these actions, I committed to an independent evaluation of investment priorities and capacity of the NDP, focusing on the capacity to deliver current Government priorities, to utilise sectoral capital allocations and to estimate the impact of the NDP on key economic indicators. The ESRI was commissioned to carry out this evaluation in April 2023. The report will be published during Q4 this year. On foot of the ESRI report, my Department will commence the process of agreeing sectoral NDP allocations out to 2028, with a view to the publication of the revised NDP sectoral allocations in 2024.

As the Deputy will be aware I am responsible for setting overall capital allocations across Departments, the inclusion of a review on student accommodation and university research (capital) equipment will be a matter for the relevant Minister and their Department.