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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 158. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for eye care with the HSE, by age cohort and length of wait, in tabular form. [31477/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: To pick up on Senator Doherty's point, is Project BRUCE, Better Road User Charging Evaluation, looking at all of those scenarios? Regarding the transition towards zero-emission vehicles, we have a funding stream that involves taxes based on emissions. We have limited tolling infrastructure, which is very frustrating for those using it. Is Project BRUCE looking at-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: One scenario in the future might be that we raise revenues based on the number of kilometres driven. How can that be measured?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Is Project BRUCE looking at all of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: What is the timeline on it? How advanced is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Or proposals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a question about the N2 Rath roundabout to Kilmoon Cross transportation corridor. It is one of the projects that has been stalled. Meath County Council has gone back to TII and TII has gone to the Minister. What was the request from the council? What did it look for? I think it was to advance the project. When did TII write to the Minister and how long has it been waiting for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Has a formal request come from-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: All projects or just the list-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: In respect of the Slane bypass, final statutory documents are expected to be completed in quarter three with TII approval to publish also expected to be completed in quarter 3 of 2023. Is that the up-to-date position?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Things are in hand as best as they can be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: That is right. There is a public realm piece involved. That is good. I do not know if any of the witnesses are covering the greenways but may I ask about the Boyne greenway? There is an update on it in the briefing material. It is potentially a very important piece of infrastructure. It is complicated by the fact that it is combined with a navigation scheme, which brings in a number...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I ask that TII give as much support to that project as possible. There are others, which Mr. Walsh has mentioned, on which I welcome progress. The Lakelands one is among these. However, this one is the jewel in the crown in pulling all of that together. It is along the Boyne from Drogheda to Navan in the first instance. It really is something we would like to see progress on. I thank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: That depends on what comes out of Project BRUCE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: They are only still an issue with the Limerick tunnel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Mr. Walsh referred in his opening statement to previous engagements with the committee. I remember we talked about some public service contracts and the deliverability of projects. I think he pointed in his closing remarks to three specific measures on which he thinks there is need for further progress. Will he expand on each of them? I think he touched on the first one, the alignment of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: What does that look like? Would it mean more tweaks to the design of contracts in the sense that they have gone some way and need to go a bit further maybe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: My other question concerns the suggestion regarding ensuring the alignment of stakeholders, especially State bodies and State-owned enterprises. Mr. Walsh touched on some of this earlier. He gave the example, and it is one I am familiar with, of EirGrid or ESB Networks coming to TII in this context. It was reported that TII was uneasy initially. This is probably some of what Mr. Walsh is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes. Okay. I thank Mr. Walsh.