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Other Questions: Bus Éireann (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: I ask the Minister to outline the exact loss for Bus Éireann for 2016. Was it €9.4 million? If it was, can he confirm how much of that was operational and how much involved accounting issues? I ask the Minister to outline the losses for Bus Éireann for January and February 2017, specifically the losses on the Expressway service. Of the €263 million in the PSO...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: The submissions we have received from TII are depressing in content. It is not a criticism of TII. The submissions are well put together and a great deal of information has been provided. However, the lack of money available for a roads programme seems to be the main message. I suggest that the document submitted to the committee from TII be sent to the Department of Transport, Tourism...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: We are not.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: I completely object to Deputy Brophy's remarks. While I thank TII for its superbly detailed submission, the contents of the documents we have received are utterly depressing. I have a different perspective on the need for roads projects, particularly in the part of the country I come from. We shared our views beforehand. As a committee, we are preparing a review of the capital programme....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: I reiterate my thanks to the TII delegation for its various presentations, albeit not so much for the content, which was utterly depressing for those of us trying to develop balanced regional development and for those of us who live in the region. The luxury of having a Luas to Lucan is lovely but there has to be adequate road surface. The presentation was incredibly frustrating; I was...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: In the context of the PPP issue, I want to ask about the availability of the Juncker plan funding, which for instance has financed the re-equipment of rail stock in Poland. We have used that funding for primary care centres this year. TII is precluded from accessing Juncker plan funding for roads here because of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform rules on PPPs.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: PPPs operate 30% of the motorway network.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: TII is constrained because it is competing for funding with health and other agencies. By cutting off this source of funding, TII cannot address the pressures referred to about the M50. Are TII's European counterparts similarly constrained? Is it an Irish policy decision? Is it connected to EU fiscal rules?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: If TII had access to PPP funding, how many more projects could it get under way in addition to the three projects currently under way, bearing in mind the concerns expressed in the presentation about the lead time? That includes public transport projects as well.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: If TII had access to PPP funding, how many projects could it get under way in the road and public transport pipeline?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: Figure ten in the presentation illustrates the kilometres of lanes under construction. This would make a person cry. We will be building fewer kilometres of road in 2025 than we are building at the moment. We are told that the country is going to recover and there will be capital available and infrastructure available. There are grand plans for the M50, a Luas line to Lucan and a Luas...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: Where does Mr. Nolan want it to be? Does he want it back up to 2,000 or is 1,500 a more sustainable level?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: How does that five to 13 year timeframe for major project delivery compare to timeframes for our EU counterparts and countries that we are in competition with for economic investment?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: In that context, there is a very interesting document, the Impact of Improvements in the Road Network on the Accessibility and Economic Potential of Counties, Urban Areas, Gateways and Hubs. It is in the context of the national planning framework and projects being submitted to the Department. Does TII use this document to advise or guide it in those projects? I refer the witness to 5.12...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: Page 19, point 5.12. "Turning to gateways and hubs, a very similar story emerges. Most gateways and hubs have enjoyed significant increases in employment accessibility." That refers to the last major investment in roads and road upgrades. "Ballina, Castlebar and Sligo experienced negligible improvements." However, I see nothing in any of the documents here that deals with the N26 or the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: It is the equivalent of the M50 for me. It is hard to understand the level of surplus investment that is being put into the N4 - there is a section in Mullingar that seems to get done every year - while the surface on the N5 is getting worse every week. The submission says that €140 million is needed per annum for pavement renewals. What is the TII getting for pavement renewals?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: We are €100 million short per annum on pavement renewals?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: We will be €400 million short by 2020 on pavement renewals?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: What about the N4?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Dara Calleary: And what about the most dangerous element of it? Is that suspended? The element from Sligo out to-----