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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have agreed that we will do a body of work around it. All these PPPs will be coming back into State ownership over the next 30 years. We must address how exactly the State will approach dealing with that and the issues of tolls and climate change. The Senator is touching on something that we as a committee will look at in great depth.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It would be remiss of me not to deal with a couple of local matters in Limerick. Is there any update on the Adare bypass?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise; it is junction 28 and not junction 18. I thank Mr. Maher. I am more familiar with the local nuances. It is called the Mackey roundabout or Newport roundabout.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Obviously, TII is open to the council making submissions to it in respect of this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: In that context, does Mr. Walsh have an update on where the M20 project is at?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I can come back on that. Can Mr. Walsh comment on the Adare bypass?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: If the outcome of the review is that the Adare bypass can proceed as is, where is TII at in now terms of appointing contractors and getting works under way? We are conscious that the Ryder Cup is coming down the road in 2027 or 2028. I am not certain as to which year it has been deferred. It is hugely significant in that context for Adare if they manage to bring it to Adare Manor. What is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: With a construction period of three to three and a half years on top of the 15 months from getting through the gateway to putting the project out to tender, we could be looking at more than four years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Walsh. I call Deputy Ó Murchú, but he must be brief. I am conscious of the time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about the general question on funding maintenance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When will the business case be going to the Government?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When will that be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I would expect that to feed into the overall review of toll charges and so forth.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is fine. It is a matter to which we can revert.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Short, medium and long-term funding. Has Deputy Ó Murchú concluded? I am conscious of the time and that we need to leave.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have gone past 10 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The witnesses will revert to the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will that funding be covered in the business case as well?