Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Select Committee on Transport
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised)
2:00 am
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
I thank the Minister for that extra detail, which is really useful. The Minister referred to the NDP review and we will know the outcome of that in July. I am interested to know what scale of additional investment the Minister is looking for. When the NDP is announced for his Department, is there going to be a specific allocation or a pot for the Department? Will we get a sense of what are new public transport programmes versus new roads programmes? I note in the Minister's very detailed briefing, which he sent around, that clear figures are noted beside a couple of roads projects. There is €98 million for dealing with the New Ross bypass, Gorey, and Gort to Tuam, which looks very beneficial for those who wish to see those across and to have that kind of reassurance there. When we see the NDP programme, will we be able to DART+ West, Cork metropolitan rail or the western rail corridor having specific figures beside them? Will we see that level of detail?
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