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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I do not want to get into an argument with anybody. For the moment, we should restrict ourselves to Nos. 1 and 2 and when we are finished, if there is a problem we will deal with it. We will deal with issues on the national roads or the service stations and then we will deal with the other issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I fully agree with the Deputy. The purpose of today's meeting was to discuss three specific issues. I appreciate Deputy Kelly was not here at the beginning but I made it clear that we want to get the TII in here again. I spoke to my clerk about it and about having it as soon as possible to deal with all of these and other issues that have arisen. I am with the Deputy 100%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I could not agree more with the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: We all agree on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Is the Deputy talking about the Obama Plaza?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: That was built privately.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: We have now had two interesting contributions on specific roads and on safety and other issues, in particular relating to transparency in the capital plan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Somebody's phone is ringing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I hear the phone again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The staff cannot operate properly with a phone ringing. I ask everybody to double check if it is their phone. We have to be fair to the staff. If I hear it again I will adjourn until we get it sorted out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy has made a very strong case. Mr. Nolan said the TII was a notice party for planning applications meaning that, by default, observations must be sought from the body.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The letter is on the file, though.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The facts are that a letter was written and it is on file. Whatever it is, it is there. I accept Mr. Nolan's bona fides.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: TII must follow its statutory duty. Of that there is no doubt. Whatever way TII words it, that is its business. Clearly, somebody else felt that there was something different.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I think Mr. Nolan went further. I think he said that if they had a practical proposal that made sense, TII would withdraw its proposal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Nolan mentioned them. I think those who read the letter - the Deputy has and I have not - can form their own opinions. In fairness, Deputy Healy-Rae and Mr. Nolan has each made his case. I would like to move on to the other questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Perhaps it could be called the "Healy-Rae Pass"?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: We could have another, a Healy-Rae one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Some of them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: There needs to be an open book.