Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 June 2024

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Infrastructure Guidelines: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform

Mr. Kevin Meaney:

Yes, we have a few particular examples with individual projects, in transport in particular. It is a good area for that feedback. It indicated that first stage, where we had a decision at what was called decision point zero. We have essentially done away with that decision point. For one particular transport project, which was a rail project, it took between five and six months to get approval through the different stages at that point. Because that point is no longer there, it is being indicated to us that if a similar project were to come along, they anticipate a saving of between five and six months. That is for a major rail-type project.