Build up the Future Ireland and Infrastructure funds

What this means

• This is a government commitment made on 23 January 2025 under the Programme for Government, overseen by the Department of Finance.[source]
• The commitment is to keep building up two funds: the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund.[source]
• These funds are meant to cover long-term investment needs as well as one-off spending requirements for Ireland in the years ahead.[source]
• The commitment is listed as in progress, meaning work has begun but no final delivery date has been set.[source]
• Simon Harris, as the relevant officeholder, is linked to this commitment, making it possible to track political responsibility for its delivery.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of FinanceBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Simon HarrisOfficeholder
• implements mandate
  Management of public finances and economic policyMandate

Indirect impact (8)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-finance
  Compliance with the fiscal responsibility frameworkMandate
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via simon-harris
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Tánaiste2-hop via simon-harris
  TánaisteBody
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Finance2-hop via dept-finance
  Robert TroyOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Secretary General, Department of Finance2-hop via dept-finance
  John HoganOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-finance
  Reduce the VAT rate to 9% for food-based hospitalityCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-finance
  Index income tax credits and bands to earningsCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via simon-harris
  Fine GaelParty