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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: So it does give scope to fund that out of post-2025 funding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The first step is to get it through An Bord Pleanála. It is a huge project for the area. Anyone who goes through Adare sees that it is a beautiful village but my God, it is horrendous for traffic so there is a lot involved. Obviously, once this comes out, TII will continue to proceed to tender and then once it has a preferred-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: If planning comes through from An Bord Pleanála, what will be the next step in the process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: That all goes to the Department of Transport.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: TII will be reluctant to proceed unless it gets a commitment on the €450 million over a period of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Walsh is just outlining the current constraints. A total of €1 billion has been allocated. A figure of €200 million does not give a huge-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, we want the facts. A total of €800 million has already been committed to projects that are already under way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Therefore, there will be further engagement with Government on the Adare bypass, the N21-N69 project.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Once it comes out of An Bord Pleanála and is granted, TII will then prepare contract documents to go to tender with a business case and then it must be signed off by Government to proceed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Why did TII decide to tick the box between €1 billion and €3 billion rather than less than €1 billion? When I did a very rough calculation that even if we go with €10 million per kilometre, that is about €800 million. If we were to upgrade the road link from Limerick Junction to Limerick city, it would be about €60 million. That is about...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: But TII must have known that if it was less than €1 billion and TII ticked a box between €1 billion and €3 billion, it would cause confusion in terms of what the project would cost. The project is going to cost in or around €1 billion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept all of that but looking at the costs, the project will cost somewhere slightly either side of €1 billion. Is that not reasonable?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is certainly not going to cost €3 billion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is it fair to say that the current cost per kilometre is of the order of €7 million, €8 million, €9 million or €10 million per kilometre. That is the top order at the moment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept all that. What I am saying is that more particularly, that box should have been the one up to €1 billion - between €1 billion and €2 billion or possibly €2 billion to €3 billion. Regarding the fact that it gave rise to such confusion, Mr. Walsh clarified the costings. If I am correct, I think the current price is between €7 million to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: On current prices, if we were building the road project today, am I correct in saying it would cost in the order of €800 million or €900 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Am I correct in saying that the current cost per kilometre for a motorway is roughly of the order of €7 million to €8 million? Is that reasonable?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Would it be €9 million? Give me the upper rate. Is it €10 million?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Am I correct in saying it is of that order?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the launching of the rural BusConnects project. I am obviously interested in Limerick and a bit of north Tipperary, areas like Newport, Porthill and Ballinahinch. Until what date will the public consultation last?