Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Public Accounts Committee
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority
12:10 pm
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I accept that point, but even then, I hope this will never happen again. A strategic view must be taken of these carriages. Will they ever be put into use? If they will never be put into use, there will have to be a proper evaluation. I hope we will have a further rigorous evaluation. This is not personal, but it should not have happened. It is a waste of taxpayers' money. I believe in public transport and I use Irish Rail - it is something I feel very strongly about. It does not make sense to put in €36 million when the taxpayer has €20 million at a minimum or up €44 million tied up. Will the Department follow this through? The Committee of Public Accounts will follow it up rigorously.
I have questions for Mr. Barry on the issue of tolls. The two tolls about which I am talking are Clonee and the Limerick tunnel. When were they both completed?
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