Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland
9:00 am
Mr. Peter Walsh:
I wish to comment on that point. One of the difficulties with small schemes of this nature is the high resource requirement. We go through practically the same stages as we do for a major scheme. Local authorities, regional offices and project offices are taking these through the statutory process. It is right to say that they are well-received and that there is not the same level of difficulty getting through the planning process but it is still a planning process. Generally, we progress them as soon as we can. If we see one being progressed ahead of another, the reason is not directly related to criteria of safety. Several factors arise, including readiness to go to construction. We are progressing them as fast as we can.
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