Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

To give the Deputy some figures, the cost of heavy and light cargo contracts for 2022 was €2.2 million. It is important to remember that cargo services are procured on the open market through e-tenders and competition is open, fair and transparent. The contracts are generally of a three-year duration, sometimes a little more, but there is a clause to review on an annual basis. What we are talking about here is the longer term framework, and the island's three-year action plan does include a commitment to review the cost of transporting goods on cargo services. The Department does intend to have that completed by the end of this year and I am told it will commence that process shortly.

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