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Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Sorry, the 2016-21 plan.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Are all the projects that were identified as part of that national road plan? There is no project that was listed as part of the Government plan missing off that.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: So there is not.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Correct.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Chairman is actually taking my next sentence.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Chairman is after doing it for me. Mr. Mullaney might elaborate there.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I was in Athy yesterday. The relief road is needed.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: For clarity, I presume these projects are all at different stages of progress.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Some will be progressing well, while others will still be at the planning stage, etc. The reason I asked Mr. Nolan the question was that there was a schedule of projects and some of them are not listed here because they are funded directly by the Department. To be straight about this, I have taken a particular interest in the Shannon crossing at Killaloe throughout my 42 years on this earth...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I saw that list. As Mr. Mullaney outlined, there are other projects being progressed that are not part of the process - they are separate. That clarifies the matter. The capital plans are currently under review and will be announced in the next month or thereabouts. I presume TII does a large amount of work on the prioritisation of projects and shares this work with the Government.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is shared with the Department and Government.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: The full list of projects in progress is provided here. We now know there is a smaller list of different projects with the Department, which is fine. With regard to the capital plan, which will be announced in one month's time, I presume TII has done a cost-benefit analysis, like those we have discussed previously in respect of past projects, and a list of projects, in tabular form, has...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I understand that and that is all good. I ask Mr. Nolan to do the following for the committee. The capital plan will be launched in one month's time - November is the date we have been given. Clearly TII receives sensitive information and I am not asking it to provide information it gives the Government. Will Mr. Nolan provide the committee with the criteria and weightings used for these...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Have they concluded?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I understand.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I launched the national planning framework so I understand the position. The framework presents all of us with an opportunity to try to get this right because the previous spatial plan was a joke. By coincidence, I also introduced climate change legislation which includes mitigation for transport and the Department. I am looking forward to the national planning framework because I see very...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is 100% the case.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I am sure the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, will not close any rail lines. We have to move a certain amount of freight off road. This is a serious issue which is not being addressed. It means we must upgrade and extend our rail network. Foynes is a classic example. I want to ensure the decision making process takes in all of this weight. Our ports are not...