Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion

9:30 am

Mr. Hugh Creegan:

In round terms, we published a transport strategy some years ago that had a rough cost of the measures in it. That was around €20 billion. From our point of view, that meant average funding of €500 million a year was required. We have not got to that funding level yet. However, under budget 2018 and the new national development plan, those funding levels are being provided. Sustainable transport also gets funding of €8.6 billion in the national development plan and that will allow us to accomplish much. We did have a deficit but thankfully we seem to be moving in the right direction and getting significant funding to allow many of these things to happen.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.