National Development Programme 2007 – 2013 Some issues foR Transport and Distribution Management
Aims;
1 Reinforce Irelands position on the global stage 2 Improve Irelands competitiveness as globalisation deepens and EU expands 3 Continue to advance social inclusion and equity

Projected spend;
E184B

Range of activities; 1 Transport 2 Housing 3 Education 4 Health 5 Environment 6 Research 7 Agriculture 8 Industry

Previous NDP 2000 – 2006 1 Not properly focused on it’s objectives; * Adequate supply of affordable housing - Dublin
Smaller cities Dublins commuter belt had grown to 100km Did n’t curb urban sprawal generally Did n’t take into account the recommendations of NSS 2 Did n’t keep to targets on infrastructural plans due to * Low cost projections initially – ESRI
Ie National Road improvements plan; Original budget; E5.6B Revised budget; E7b Actually spent; E16.4B * Increase in land prices * Increase in construction costs * Delays – planning appeals * Reworking and repairing – port tunnel 3 Did n’t effectively handle environmental issues, ie never came close tto staying to Kyoto targets 4 ESRI – so much money was spent, that it contributed to inflation
Good points of the plan relevant for Transport and Distribution 1 Acceleration in Government capital investment
4.7% of GNP 2006
5.9% of GNP 2009
5.4% of GNP Average during the plan
Main source of funding –
Tax E140B
EU E3b
PPP, semistates, local authorities and separate state funds Remainder 2 Reinforcing towards 2016 social partnership deal by encouraging regional and rural development, environmental sustainability and co- op with the norths economy 3 E54.7B spend on infrastructure
E32.91B transport Dublin to Belfast route Cork, Galway, Limerick Atlantic Road Corridor Increase in rail capacity in Greater Dublin Area Metro to airport and Swords Commuter services – Cork and Galway 4 E8.5B for energy – aims to enhance * Security of supply * Environmental sustainability 5 E4.7B on feedder services 6 E753M on waste management 7 E270M on climate change programmes to meet Irelands targets under Kyoto pact 8 E435 M on broadband investment 9 Tourism E800M
E385M to market Ireland as a tourist destination
E317M for product development and infrastructure, constrained by EU regulations in this area 10 Worker efficiency
E7.7B - Worker training Skills development Life long learning – LLL
E2.8B for upskilling
E4.9B for increased participation 11 Central expenditure evaluation unit was set up in the Dept. of Finance, to oversee the issue of value for money 12 Individual project appraisal to ensure programme objectives are met and value for money achieved