553. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the release of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026–2030, the progress made in mapping youth services and facilities against population data, in identifying areas most in need of capital investment due to service gaps, and in establishing a structured approach to incorporating youth perspectives and community feedback in planning a…
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsNational Development Plan
244 questions from 76 TDs, between 6 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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226 written, 18 oral
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| May 2025 | 13 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 43 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
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| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 15 |
| December 2025 | 27 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 24 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 13 |
| May 2026 | 18 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 15 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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554. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026–2030, when she expects to progress the development of a multi-annual capital investment programme to support both new and existing youth spaces, including coordination with relevant departments, agencies, and local authorities; her views that the €20 million for youth services …
555. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026–2030, the number of youth services she anticipates that €20 million across the period will realistically delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8377/26]
556. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth in the context of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026–2030, if she will address concerns regarding the comparatively low allocation of funding for youth services despite growing demand and the recognised need for dedicated youth places and spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8378/26]
557. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026-2030, to provide a breakdown of the105 projects that are to progress to tender or construction over the course of 2026 and 2027 totalling over €1.6 billion; if she will provide the number of the 27,000 additional and modernised school places which will be for children with addi…
558. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026-2030, to provide the details the contingency fund is expected to cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8380/26]
559. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026-2030, the amount which is expected to be provided out of the minor works and ICT grant each year from 2026 to 2030; the amount each individual school should expect to receive form these grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8381/26]
37. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the NDP provision for the health sector for 2026-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4980/26]
153. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an overview of the National Development Plan sectoral plan for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5059/26]
573. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department plans to publish their sectoral NDP Implementation Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4353/26]
37. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the €3.5 billion allocation for EirGrid and ESB in the NDP review; and if any parameters were put in place regarding the types of projects the funding should be targeted toward. [72929/25]
38. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the €3.5 billion allocation for EirGrid and ESB in the NDP review; the amount of this allocation that will be used to fund new data centre connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72930/25]
44. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment following the NDP review and the announcement of €3.5 billion of an equity investment in ESB and EirGrid, the level of equity this investment will equate to in both ESB and EirGrid, respectively; to provide a breakdown of the equity the Government has in both EirGrid and ESB as the TSO and DSO, respectively; how this ownership stake will be…
86. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the NDP review and the €500 million allocated to the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment under the ICN fund; what this allocation will fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72992/25]
129. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the M4 Maynooth to Leixlip Project as part of the National Development Plan Review 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73060/25]
184. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation how he intends to ensure that the revised National Development Plan and Budget 2026 implementation delivers visible improvements in core public services such as housing, health, transport and education in the Midlands region, particularly Longford and Westmeath. [72625/25]
185. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown, by county, of additional capital funding arising from Budget 2026, with specific figures for Longford and Westmeath, and the projected impact on regional employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72626/25]
188. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the NDP review and the €500 million allocated to the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment under the ICN fund; what this allocation will fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72993/25]
275. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether consideration was given to the establishment of a second bridge in Celbridge, County Kildare, as part of the National Development Plan Review 2025, given the congestion in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73061/25]
110. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on the revised NDP capital allocation for Defence for the period 2026-2030; the way in which defence infrastructure in Louth will benefit from this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71621/25]
146. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the additional defence funding allocated under the revised National Development Plan that will be provided for Collins Barracks, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71838/25]
459. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the revised National Development Plan includes the capital provision for two primary schools and a secondary school in Ballymastone, Donabate given these sites have already been provided for in the Donabate Local Area Plan 2016-2026 with Donabate one of the fastest growing areas in the country; the timeline for the delivery of these schools; and i…
489. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the detailed timetable for delivering the addition 14,000 special-education places under the National Development Plan 2026–2030; the plan to complete 300 school-building projects; where those capital school projects will be; and the number which will be ready by the start of the 2026/27 school year; in tabular form. [72230/25]
41. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 9 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the additional funding allocated under this NSO following the review of the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70490/25]
42. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 2 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the additional funding allocated under this NSO following the review of the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70486/25]