Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Road Network: Discussion with National Roads Authority

9:55 am

Mr. Fred Barry:

If he were to get in touch with the NRA, we would have the appropriate engineers look at it.

On the question of significant payments being made to PPP companies, the answer is that significant payments are being made to PPP companies. In 2013 the payments from the NRA to PPP companies will be in the order of €93 million to €94 million. The Comptroller and Auditor General produces a report every second year on PPPs for the State and the obligations for the State. The report published by the Comptroller and Auditor General this summer contained an updated picture of our and everybody's else payment obligations over the coming years and that includes addressing the issue of the traffic payments as well. I will send the Chairman the information but it is included in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report.