Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 31 - Transport
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 9 - Appraisal of Rail Project Investments
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 21 - Collection of Motor Vehicle Taxes
Financial Statements: Motor Tax Account 2024
2:00 am
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
It would be useful if we could get those specific figures in terms of the duration of those PPPs and how much money has been collected over the last ten years. It would be useful if we got an overall cost of the project as well as the purpose for which the PPP was put in place.
In relation to the rail network, I am going to be a little bit parochial here because we all want to see an improved rail network. I represent a constituency through which we have the Rosslare to Dublin rail network, which seems to be completely bottom of the prioritisation list. Indeed, if we have a look at the timetable, it has not probably changed since William Dargan put the first rail line into Wicklow. It is certainly not fit for purpose. There are always issues there. I had two people on the rail line only a couple of weeks ago who fainted on the trains because of overcapacity. I know there are plans to extend the electrification down to Wicklow town. Mr. Doocey might just give us an exact timeframe for that because there seem to be shifting dates between 2027, 2028 and 2029, yet it was promised to be delivered by 2023. When is the electrification to Wicklow town expected?
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