The NDP Review 2025 was published on 22 July 2025, in line with the Programme for Government commitment. The Plan committed €275.4billion in public capital investment to 2035 – the largest and most significant capital injection in our economy in the history of the State.
Arising from this, €19.1 billion in Exchequer capital investment will be provided in 2026. On Budget day, Ministers set out the capital projects and programmes that they will prioritise within their allocation in 2026.
The Programme for Government set out the clear prioritisation for the NDP Review to ensure that investment can be maximised in the coming five years for strategic infrastructure. This includes the key energy, water and transport networks on which all future development relies. This is critical to allow Government to meet the additional 300,000 homes target and to support competitiveness and future commercial opportunities.
Departmental allocations under the NDP have been committed to up to 2030. This is to support multi-annual funding. While there are no plans to change the capital allocations made, Government has committed to another NDP review in 2028.
Since Budget 2026, individual Ministers have developed sectoral level plans, for priority investment programmes and projects within their additional capital allocations for delivery across the country. Considering sectoral needs and Ministerial decisions, these plans reflect Government priorities, including the National Planning Framework commitment to balanced regional development.
The plans published to date include planned investment and projects across the country, and are available on each Department’s website with full details. These include a range of projects across Dublin county and city and will serve both national and local level needs.
For example:
• investment in health infrastructure includes works at the National Children’s Hospital and supporting the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital
• housing investment includes delivering over 1,400 new social housing units and over 1,600 new affordable housing units across the county,
• investment in justice infrastructure including Mountjoy and Wheatfield Prisons and the Dublin Family Courts and
• investment in rail services including Dart+ Coastal North and Metrolink.
The July 2025 NDP announced €2 billion for Uisce Éireann to 2030 for housing delivery and a further €2.5 billion for major projects. This is to support delivery of critical water and wastewater infrastructure including works for the Greater Dublin Area Drainage Project, a significant investment in regional wastewater treatment with capacity to serve 500,000 people. This critical investment will underpin the Government’s commitment to delivery of 300,000 new housing units by 2030.
Full details on each Department’s sectoral investment plans for capital projects across the country are available on each Department’s website. Final plans by all Departments are expected to be published by the end of the year.
