Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is now my slot. As I said, being a Senator means you can be parochial because you have an electorate right across the State. I reached out to some councillors across the State, asking them various questions because TII was coming before the committee. I got a phenomenally positive response in terms of interest in projects. The TII representatives might not be especially impressed with some of the queries from councillors because frustration is probably the main thing. Eaten bread is soon forgotten. We acknowledge all of the good things. We all remember a time before there was a motorway network – most of us in any event, although perhaps not some of our younger members. Deputy O’Connor might not remember the time before the motorway network. Some of us remember driving through loads of towns to get to Kerry, Cork, Limerick, Mayo, Galway and so on. The road network is far improved from what it was. However, there is much still in the process.

TII, on behalf of the NTA, administers the Luas and metro projects. Is that correct? The NTA has the budget and TII is implements the budget and the priorities.