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Taoiseach Enda Kenny today joined Finance Minister Michael Noonan and Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan in Limerick to highlight the benefits of the Government’s capital investment programme, Building on Recovery, for the Mid West region

Speaking at the event, the Taoiseach said:

This Capital Plan represents a €42billion infrastructure investment plan in Ireland in the period to 2021.  Building on Recovery has been carefully designed to meet the needs of a growing economy and to ensure no region is left behind.  The new investments outlined today are aimed at addressing the priority needs of the Mid West region.  So that means investment to remove bottlenecks in the road network, spending on schools to meet growing demand, providing increased social housing, improving vital health infrastructure and initiatives to protect communities from the devastation caused by flooding.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny with Ministers Noonan, O'Sullivan, Kelly and Hayes at the launch

Minister Noonan told the event the capital plan was a sensible and responsible plan to strengthen economic growth, saying:

I’m delighted that the Building on Recovery plan contains vital road projects like the Adare Bypass, the upgrade of the N69 to Foynes and the Shannon Bridge crossing at Killaloe. Limerick health services are undergoing a massive investment at University Hospital Limerick including construction of the Medical Assessment Unit and Renal Dialysis Unit, which are expected to be completed towards the end of this year, and this is on top of new services in the community in the form of new Primary Care Centres in Limerick City.  Limerick Maternity Hospital will also be relocated to the University Hospital under the capital plan.  The Government is determined to support strong policing in our communities and this commitment is shown by the refurbishment of the Newcastlewest and Henry Street Garda Stations, a new courthouse for Limerick and 46 new Garda vehicles for Limerick since 2012.

Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan said capital investment is vital to improve the services that really matter in people’s lives, saying:

This Government is using the fruits of our economic recovery to improve the services that really matter in people’s lives.  As our economic recovery continues it is imperative that we also invest in social recovery.  Better schools, smarter transport, cherishing our heritage and encouraging our arts and cultural communities are vital to building the interdependent, modern, thriving communities we all want to see.

See the Building on recovery document here.

Read the full press release here.