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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: I wish to welcome the following representatives from Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Mr. Michael Nolan, chief executive; Mr. Nigel O'Neill, director, commercial operations; Mr. Peter Walsh, director, capital programme; and Mr. Pat Maher, director, network management. I am sitting in for the Chairman, Deputy John Paul Phelan. The delegates are very welcome. They have been asked to give...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: Essentially, TII has been given no work to do in the public transport area.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: I understand the difference between the NTA and TII. I think Deputy Ryan is driving at the setting of policies and goals. TII has not been given any particular material goals outside the two projects Mr. Nolan has mentioned - the metro north project and the Luas cross-city project, which is under way at the moment.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: Yes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: Can Mr. Walsh flesh that out? What is the position regarding the proposed Luas line to Lucan?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: I take the Deputy's point.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: Okay. In fairness, I was seeking clarification.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: I thank the Deputy for his contribution.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: I have a follow-up question to the one asked by Deputy Brophy. Is the scheme for the moderation of speed funded? I live right beside the M50 and I agree that moderating the speed will improve the capacity and reduce the potential for accidents, of which there are many and which bring it to a standstill.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: We will take them one by one. That was the first question.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: To whom is the witness addressing those last few sentences - that we need to be preparing now, rather than someone coming to TII in four or five years time to see what it has prepared?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: To whom is the witness addressing that submission?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: On the shelf.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: On metro north, many people are flying into Dublin and travelling on to Belfast as opposed to flying into Belfast. Is it to connect with the Dublin to Belfast line?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: A person would have to come into the city and then take the train.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: Members may put any questions they want to Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII. However, as they are as enthusiastic as everybody present to get projects done, these are not the people to bash because projects are not being completed.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: I do not think TII can do anything about the crime rate. There are a number of questions in the Deputy's contribution. I will allow the Deputy in again with supplementary questions.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: Did Mr. Nolan say TII is down to 20% or down 20%?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)
John Lahart: I travelled on them. They are excellent projects.