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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: The reason-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I have no objection to the idea of a really good high-speed connection but what needs to come first is investment in the regional cities. The fear I have if we did it the other way-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: If I could finish, with the protection of the Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I fear if all rail and all roads lead to Dublin, Dublin will continue to boom.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: No, but that is my fear. If everything is about getting to Dublin quickly-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: It will not stop in Tipperary; it will be straight to Dublin and out to the airport. We need to build the metropolitan rail network in Limerick-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: We could. The point I am making is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: No, the point I am making is------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: -----when it comes to the electrification and investment of rail infrastructure, the first priority is metropolitan rail in Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway. Others are Oranmore station, the twin-tracking of Limerick, building out the metropolitan rail network, building Moyross station and moving the train station in Waterford. These are all achievable, deliverable, immediate...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: They are not separate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I agree.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I will come back to the question of which we should do first. We should invest in this-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: There is a limited amount in the budget. We have €35 billion but when we look at all the projects and add them up, it is not a bottomless pit. We could even double that €35 million for the projects for 2040. We had a €75 billion ask when we went into the national development plan and that is just for existing projects. That is before we consider the Waterford-Limerick...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I will be interested in reading what the strategic rail review says on this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: I agree and I will tell the Deputy one thing that will happen in five years' time, as sure as eggs are eggs. Further investment in public transport will be accentuated because of the urgency and need to meet our climate targets in transport, which will be the hardest to achieve. It will drive further investment into public transport as the solution to that issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: The Deputy raised a few different issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: If I may have a little time, I will go full steam at all of them. I will give one example of a regret, or perhaps where NIFTI would have been useful. I will go right back to when I was involved in the Dublin transportation advisory committee in the mid-1990s. I was very involved in the development of the Platform for Change plan, which was really the best plan, one which we rooted in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: On active travel, the Deputy is absolutely right. We need a national network. A company called Sustrans was involved initially in delivering the UK model and developed a national cycle network. Such networks work for a variety of different reasons, particularly in relation to tourism. We can sell Ireland abroad as a place to come and cycle or walk, activities which are hugely popular and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
Eamon Ryan: The cost of living is a big issue at the moment, so I am pushing to do it as quickly as possible. It will be a couple of months because we have to update all the systems, but we are on track to deliver it according to the timeframe set out. I do not have the details on the Boyne greenway but I will have a look at it. I would be interested in getting Deputy O'Rourke's views on the extension...