Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion

Photo of Kieran O'DonnellKieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I contend that this is incorrect. I believe that the motorway could cost, at the outside, €10 million per kilometre, which would come in at €900 million in total. If the cost per kilometre went up to even €15 million, the total cost would be in the order of €1.3 billion or €1.4 billion. We might engage with the Department on the figures because we can differ on views but, for me, this is about the hard facts of the cost.

As for the rail network, we had Jim Meade, the head of Irish Rail, in before the committee and he stated that to do a second rail line between Limerick Junction and Limerick city stations would cost between €60 million to €80 million. Would the Minister support that?

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