Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate

Mr. Gareth Llewellyn:

It is a difficult question to answer. I have worked in most parts of the world. I have worked in some parts of the world where, quite frankly, the planning process came after the project had been delivered. That is certainly not good practice. As I said earlier, it is about achieving the optimum balance between making sure that the projects are delivered in a sensible timescale so that the benefits, more broadly, are delivered when one needs them, and at the same time, making sure that those people who are impacted on the route have a sufficient voice through that process. If any one of those two are out of kilter, one will end up with problems. It is about achieving that optimum balance. Part of the role for TII is working with other organisations to see how we can improve the overall process to achieve objectives from both parties' perspectives.

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