Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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353. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date he will publish the promised sectoral investment plan related to the recently updated National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48989/25]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The National Development Plan (NDP) Review 2025 was published in July and is the largest ever capital injection in our economy in the history of the State. The Review sets out a total public capital investment of €275.4bn over the period to 2035.

This comprises €202.4bn in Exchequer Voted capital expenditure from 2026 to 2035. Of this, €102.4bn is being allocated for the next five years – an additional €23.9bn on what was previously allocated in the NDP. A further €10bn in equity and fund releases is being provided for megaprojects in water, energy and transport. This brings the total additional capital investment to €33.9bn for the period to 2030.

For 2026, there will be a provision of €19.1 billion in Exchequer funding made available as set out in the

NDP Review for Budget 2026 capital priorities. The Budget day documentation of October 7th 2025 will set out the priority projects and programmes that will be delivered across 2026 from this increased level of capital funding. Subsequently, the more detailed sectoral plans will set out the medium-term five-year capital priorities by sector.

Government Ministers and their officials are currently developing their sectoral plans of capital projects and programmes to be prioritised over the next five years, according to the agreed sectoral capital allocations for 2026 to 2030, with a clear focus on value for money and delivery. It is anticipated that the sectoral plans will be published in November 2025.