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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Senator Timmy Dooley. Today's meeting is a discussion on the National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland, also known as NIFTI, which is the Department of Transport's high-level strategic framework to support the consideration of the prioritisation of future investment in land transport.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: On behalf of the committee I welcome the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his officials. You are all very welcome. On privilege, all witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise engage in speech that might be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It seems unusual that the Minister picked Limerick as the example. Is he telling us something here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister should be careful with the examples he chooses. Limerick is a very progressive city-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: -----with a very progressive local authority. I do not want a message to go out today that Limerick is not very much on the cusp of looking to go green. That is being rolled out on the ground in a very positive way with the Limerick Shannon metropolitan area transport strategy, LSMATS, plan which is about to be published. I will engage with the Minister on it in my own time but I would not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is good to hear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I now call Senator Dooley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Perhaps the Minister will comment on that interesting proposal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, the Minister is goading.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, you are. The Minister interfered in a process in Limerick. The people of Moyross were entitled to it but the Minister created chaos. The Coonagh-Knockalisheen route was to go in, but the Minister did everything possible to ensure it did not go through. It has now gone through and it is going to make an enormous difference to people's lives. Everyone agrees about the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We are all passionate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am a Deputy for the area and I know all of those routes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Using the existing rail lines is a no-brainer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister is missing the point. I will go back to Deputy Carey.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The LMATS plan is due to come out and that will obviously be the blueprint for looking at Limerick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Let the Minister finish and I will give you latitude, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will let the Deputy clarify.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I think the Deputy is making a different point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: They are two separate issues.