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Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I hope the Chair will do that.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I dtosach báire, mar a dúirt mé cheana, ní bhaineann díospoireacht an lae inniu le Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga. Beidh mé lán-sásta teacht ar ais agus an report eile a phlé, más mian le Seanadóirí. The Galway outer city by-pass is not in the current programme. The issue of tolling on the N17 is something best put to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The Senator may well prove to be not too far off the mark.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I can see that, over the period. I shall come back and debate these matters when we are debating the reform agenda. There is enough meat in that to keep us going for another debate. I mentioned the N11 and my discussions with my good Greek friend, the vice president of the European Investment Bank, last week. Senator Cummins spoke about-----

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I answered the question but will answer again because I know Senator Walsh wants to underscore this for local consumption.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I will say it again.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: There are no new major road budgets in the capital programme as published. Notwithstanding that, and in response to our colleague from Galway, I hope there may be leveraging of further funding, depending on presentation of same on a public private partnership basis. The first up for testing, as it were, is the N11 and the Arklow element thereof. There is another part, too, as there are two...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The Newlands Cross works. These are two separate schemes but for scale purposes they were bundled together. I should not say so at this stage because it is somewhat premature but having had discussions I am reasonably optimistic about getting those ones over the line. If we do we might then look at other projects that can be approached from a similar perspective. Thornton Hall is not going...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I would like to, if I may.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: It is helpful to go back to some of the initial comments. Senator Sheahan spoke about access in terms of the completion of the national road network. There are certain related areas, including, I must admit, County Wexford. The EU route 1, with which some of us who have been around for a certain period are familiar, was originally intended to connect Larne in the North through the port of...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: It is not my place to suggest how this House should conduct its business.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The House might give some thought to it. Other countries seem to be able to ensure significant projects are devised in a way that results in successful tenderers coming from their own locales. The Minister of State, Deputy Hayes, might usefully address the House on the matter. I fundamentally agree with what Senator Sheahan said about public private partnerships. Senator Barrett said he is...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: No, it is not.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I have not been in this House for three years.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: Senator Walsh's intervention negates the very point I am making. We should try to be constructive. Even if the Senator had a point about what happened last year and the year before, I do not think people give a monkey's about it. They want people to be constructive and to get us out of this crisis. We are in a perilous economic spot. We can do our own evaluation of how we got here, but...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I can do it for another three years if that is what the Senator wants.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I do not want-----

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: We will do it.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: It is sad that this happens when we try to address things on the basis of trying to engage. That is fine. That is well and good. We will restore this economy with or without the help of those who destroyed it. We will restore it. If that is the way they want to play it-----

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I will respond to Senator Barrett's point about the need for proper evaluation. I was about to speak about the budget line. I hope we can construct the budget preparation in a different way, with a little more openness in terms of ideas and a collective debate on them. I have spoken at the economic management council about the possibility of doing this. We will see how it works. It will...