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

With regard to transport infrastructure, it is my objective to place a higher value on investment in public transport in the coming period. That is because it is a key way by which we will respond to the climate change challenges we face.

On the number of projects and the timing of their announcement, we will strike a balance. Given that Ministers are in the process of announcing various projects between now and 2021 or 2022, I anticipate that we will be making a number of commitments beyond that period to add weight to the ten-year plan. At the same time, however, it will not be feasible to make commitments that will use every resource allocated for all projects because there will be planning processes to be gone through and business cases to be put in place.

On the timing, it is my objective that in the first quarter of 2018 we will publish a tracker that will identify each project to which we have committed, where it stands and the progress being made towards its delivery or opening. That will be done in the first quarter of next year.

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