Results 2,061-2,080 of 10,460 for speaker:Gerry Horkan
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: We will come to that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: The purpose of the meeting is for the joint committee to discuss toll increases and ongoing projects with representatives of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII. On behalf of the committee, I am very pleased to welcome from TII Mr. Peter Walsh, chief executive officer; Mr. Pat Maher, director of network management; Mr. Robert Desmond, head of PPE procurement and finance; and Mr. Nigel...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Walsh not just for his opening statement but for the 113-page briefing document. I am not sure everybody got a chance to read all of it but it is certainly there for us to refer to in the future and during the meeting. I call Deputy Lowry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Is it somewhere in the 113 pages?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It is in the briefing material document. The witnesses will be able to find it and revert to the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Hold on a second. One voice only, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Does that answer suit the Deputy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: The TII does not make policy. It implements policy made in the Houses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: We will have the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, in before the committee in two weeks so we can feed the same questions to him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: The Government picked up the tab.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Thankfully, it is not the committee's work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I agree. I thank Mr. Walsh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Can I ask one question? In my understanding, the only part of the M50 that was ever the subject of a public private partnership was the West-Link toll bridge. Is that right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Yes, but the only part that was ever the subject of a public private partnership on the M50 was that one stretch. Apologies, I know the Dublin Port tunnel is kind of called the M50.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: However, there is no revenue from that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: The only revenue was the West-Link bridge. That was bought out by the State approximately ten years ago at a cost of €400 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I will extend the Senator's time. This is just part of the same problem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: The State bought it out and now collects the revenue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. O'Neill is painting it that there is no private operator involvement at all at this stage in that scheme.