The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has announced that it is inviting submissions to 'Review to Renew', the public consultation element of the National Development Plan. Submissions will close on January 29, 2021.

This consultation offers all people in Ireland – expert stakeholders and users of infrastructure – the opportunity to inform and influence important policy that affects the fabric of our daily lives including the distribution of our people, our jobs, businesses, houses, roads, public transport, education and health infrastructure; our social, cultural and sporting facilities.

Merit of individual projects

The review will not be considering the merit of individual projects or sectoral policy strategies as this is a primarily matter for individual departments and agencies.

Individual projects are selected based on a detailed process which begins with departments or agencies setting their own sectoral strategy and goals, and then subsequently identifying specific needs or challenges to be addressed, whether that be through education, regulation, taxation or potentially expenditure on an infrastructure project.

The consultation period will run to 5pm, January 29, 2021. Submissions received after this deadline may not be considered.

Respondents are requested to make their submissions by email to: reviewtorenew@per.gov.ie

Stakeholders are asked to respond to a number of questions which can be found here.

The closing date for receipt of submissions is 5pm, Friday, January 29, 2021. Please clearly mark your submission in the subject line of your email as ‘Review to Renew Submission’.

The department regrets that on account of the measures it has had to put in place in respect of the COVID-19 pandemic, it cannot receive hard copy submissions by post.