Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Upgrade of the Dunkettle Interchange in Cork: Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Mr. Michael Nolan:

The Deputy has asked a few questions. We may share them in terms of giving answers. To go back to the story behind Dunkettle, Dunkettle is a complex area and we recognise it has been complex for some time. TII recognised a finite number of schemes we should have been pushing forward, even during the bad years in 2011 and 2012.

Paul Moran can tell the story of how TII recognises the strategic importance and value of doing this work at the location. I appreciate the Deputy's compliments. We have put a great deal of effort and new thinking into communication with the chamber of commerce, the business community, the Garda, the local authority in the city, the county councils, this committee and all the representatives in Cork. We have gone way beyond what we normally do. We recognise that information is very powerful there and that we must have everybody on board. We appreciate the support of the stakeholders around Cork.

I will hand over to Paul Moran to take the members through that story. It is worth repeating it.

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