Better Schools – The Capital Plan will deliver €3.8 billion in direct funding for primary, secondary, and third level facilities. This will mean more places for children, better and more modern school buildings for them to learn in, and better funding for research at third level.
Better Health – better health services means better facilities for vital treatments for those who need them most. The Capital Plan will provide €450 million funding for improvements to nursing homes, and for the provision of more Primary Care centres.
Better Connectivity – better broadband is vital to the development of local communities throughout Ireland. Better connectivity brings better quality of life and better opportunities for jobs and growth. the Capital Plan is investing significantly to deliver better broadband services.
Better for Commuters – better transport services and daily commuting are important issues for families. Over the next five years €3.6 billion will be spent on major public transport services in Dublin and elsewhere. This includes new rail and bus services for Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area, and road improvements throughout the country.
Better Garda Stations – To improve crime prevention and make communities safer, the Capital Plan is investing in new IT systems for Garda Stations, and an extensive modernisation and refurbishment of facilities and buildings.
Better Housing – The Capital Plan includes an additional €500 million for social housing projects to boost our €4 billion housing plan. There will also be a major investment in flood relief schemes to protect homes at risk from flooding.
BUILDING ON RECOVERY
CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2016-2021
Better for Dublin
- New metro link in Dublin to address the transport needs of the Swords/Airport/ City-Centre Corridor
- Multi-phase DART expansion programme with the extension of the DART line to Balbriggan and with design and planning to progress for expansion of DART services to Maynooth in the west and Hazelhatch in the southwest
- Redesigned Dart Underground Project
- New and replacement buses
- Further upgrading of Quality Bus Corridors
- Completion the Luas Cross City project
- Completion of the Dublin City Centre Resignalling programme
- Reopening of the Phoenix Park tunnel
- Construction of a new Central Traffic Control centre for commuter and intercity rail
- Ongoing maintenance to ensure the safety and efficiency of the rail network
- Upgraded roads into Grange Castle Business Park in West Dublin
- National Maternity Hospital relocated to St. Vincent’s campus with state-of-the art facilities
- Rotunda Maternity hospital re-located to Connolly Hospital with state-of-the art facilities
- The Coombe Maternity hospital re-located to St. James’s Hospital with state-of-the art facilities
- Investment in cancer care facilities in Beaumont Hospital
- New special intensive care rehabilitation units in Portrane
- New world class National Forensic Mental Health Services facility in Portrane
- New Garda divisional headquarters in Dublin (Kevin Street)
- €55 million to complete the youth justice project at Oberstown and to invest in Early Years and Youth Programme
- Development of a new, purpose built Family Law and Children’s Courts complex
- Investment in the Greater Dublin Drainage project
- Investment in Dublin Heritage Trail and Ireland’s Ancient East
- Investment in a range of flagship capital projects to serve as part of the 1916 Commemorations:
- the GPO Interpretative Centre which will showcase the role of the GPO in the history of the foundation of the State;
- the restoration of Richmond Barracks, in particular the building where the 1916 leaders were interned and court-martialled;
- a Tenement Museum at No. 14 Henrietta Street as a centre for the exploration of Georgian and tenement life in Dublin;
- the refurbishment and upgrading of Kilmainham Gaol and Courthouse to provide an enriched visitor experience;
- the restoration of the Kevin Barry Rooms at the National Concert Hall where the Treaty ratification debates took place; and
- the provision of a new Military Archives space at Cathal Brugha Barracks.
- Acquisition of the National Monument at 14-17 Moore Street to allow for the development of a 1916 Commemorative Centre which will enhance and complement the facility being developed at the GPO