Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I will finish the point because it is central to everything. Of the €22 billion remaining, we have committed €4 billion to active travel, which is correct and no one disagrees with that. Of the remainder, there will be €12 billion for public transport and €6 billion for roads. That €6 billion also has to provide for an endless number of bypasses and other road projects we want to carry out for road safety and other reasons. There is a budget constraint as part of this, and we have to recognise that is real. We can manage it and complete all of the public transport projects, including roads.
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