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- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Apologies have been received from Deputy Imelda Munster. You are all very welcome. I remind all those in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or are in silent mode. Before we start, I wish to explain some of the limitations of parliamentary privilege and practices of the Houses as regards the reference you make to other persons in your evidence. The evidence of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Before I bring in the first speaker, I will ask Ms Graham to clarify a matter. I acknowledge that she sent to the committee extensive briefing notes and previous correspondence. We have received information regularly from the NTA. As of June last year, €116 million had been spent on MetroLink. Is that correct? That is not a mistake. That was in June 2023.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: That figure was included in a piece of correspondence that the committee received.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: What is the up-to-date figure, 11 months later?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Okay. There is a breakdown in some of the correspondence. Today's figure is €158 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: The figure to the end of 2023 was €158 million. No physical work has started yet.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: There have been trials and so on.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: How much will be spent before the shovels go into the ground? What is Mr. Creegan's estimate at this point?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Some €158 million had gone in as of 31 December 2023, from what Mr. Creegan said.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Could it cost another €100 million?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Or €150 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Are we looking at a figure of €300 million before we get going?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Okay, I thank Mr. Creegan.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Mr. Creegan mentioned the DART but that is long term. Is there anything that can be done for extra carriages in the here and now?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Two or three can be hitched onto the back of the Wicklow train and the Deputy will be happy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: It would keep traffic off the road. I call Deputy Kelly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: I call Deputy McAuliffe.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Perhaps you could exchange some details later on that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: Next is Deputy Verona Murphy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Brian Stanley: I will let Ms Graham back in in a minute.