William Aird (Laois, Fine Gael)
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155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the Government's recent decision to commence a review of the National Development Plan, if he will outline the criteria to be used to prioritize infrastructure projects; the way in which public consultation will shape the final recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28041/25]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Programme for Government sets out the ambition to improve our infrastructure, especially housing, energy, water, transport and health digitalisation. Prioritisation of these critical priorities is necessary to deliver on the ambition of the Review to provide the supporting infrastructure to enable the delivery of 300,000 additional homes by 2030 and to boost our competitiveness.

Prioritisation will therefore be guided by:

• the critical priorities for infrastructure investment highlighted in the Programme for Government;
• the capacity of sectors to deliver proposed projects and programmes within the period of the Review, cognisant of trade-offs within and between sectors such as construction sector labour supply;
• the cost of proposals in the context of competing priorities and existing levels of capital funding; and
• the alignment of particular projects with the core focus on housing and competitiveness.