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
Mr. Garret Doocey:
The Deputy has raised a good point with the MetroLink and the appropriation account. We are definitely going to have to think about something. When we get to approval gate 3, AG 3, of the infrastructure guidelines, that is when we have a set budget and we say to the Government and the public what the budget for the project is, what benefits we expect to accrue from the project are and when we are going to measure ourselves from. That will need to be reflected in our appropriation account for a project of this scale. We absolutely take the point. It is something we have been considering and discussing with our colleagues.