Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I think Deputy Murphy is right on the NTA. As it has grown it is having a greater impact. Its representatives were in before with regard to the capital projects that were taking place. These are incredibly significant. This week both the BusConnects and metro projects for my area are being published in tandem. It would be useful to have the NTA in again. The area I would like us to focus on is the area of fines for non-delivery of service. If I am correct, we have seen Go-Ahead, the Luas, and one other operator that I cannot recall here, all being issued fines up to a value of approximately €5 million. It would be interesting to understand what happens those fines when they are collected, the economic calculation of whether they have any real impact on the service providers, and whether they are pitched at the right level. The service delivery side mentioned by Deputy Murphy and also the capital projects the NTA operate under Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, are things we should look at when they come before the committee.