Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The answer to the question of how we can better deal with delivering projects on time and in line with their original expectations is the fact that we have a strengthened public service spending code and an entire Department in the form of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that is focused on this area. The creation of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, which merged the Rail Procurement Agency and the National Roads Authority, is a significant development in how we deliver big projects better in the future. Its track record in respect of Luas cross city and the delivery of public private partnerships for new roads is a positive and good one. Regional balance will inform this capital programme, as was the case with the previous one. The country's response to Brexit cannot be a Dublin response. It must be a national response and regional consideration is vital in that.

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