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- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: I will not dwell on that aspect but will deal with the Department directly outside of this forum. The underfunding for the protection of the asset is a major issue in terms of value for money. Mr. Nolan refers to the amount allocated for maintenance. I presume TII undertakes condition surveys on the motorways, that TII will have a timeline for examining the overlay to see that it is of a...
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: What is the level of underfunding annually at this point?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Has TII identified a critical timeline or has Mr. Nolan identified the roads in need of work?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Right.
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: So it will cost more-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Mr. Nolan has told us that it would cost between €90 million and €100 million per annum to carry out the maintenance programme.
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Is that for national primary and secondary roads or is it for the totality of the road network?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: One of TII's income streams is the money generated by tolls. The buy-out of the tolls on the M50 which would have predated the establishment of TII, generates tolls in the region of €137 million. Is that income exclusively for the M50?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Has the outlay for the buy-out of the toll for the M50 been recouped? If not when is it likely to happen?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: How much is the annual payment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: In that case, TII is bringing in more than it is paying out.
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: I will return to Mr. O'Neill when he finds the figures. I will turn to the issue of public private partnerships and the Limerick tunnel. Given the issues related to climate change and the desire for a modal shift in transport, including a reduction in the number of car journeys and so forth, I presume in hindsight Mr. Nolan would consider it a bad idea to include in contracts a requirement...
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Is it fair to say that with regard to the Limerick tunnel, the model has not proved to be beneficial since the payment will be required for the full duration of the contract?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Has Mr. O'Neill found the figures relating to M50?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: There was considerable criticism at the time because people expected a reduction in tolls as a consequence of the European judgment. Essentially, this income is being retained and spent on-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Will Mr. Nolan estimate how much income this will be?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: On the mix of projects, transport is one of the three main areas where we will fail to meet our emissions targets. This will cost us. It should be remembered that the Luas project fell of the tracks, as it were, about 15 years ago and other rail projects were completed instead. The project was originally announced in 1996 so it is a long time coming. The metro is the only other big...
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: Only right rail.
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: The next issue is a strange one. A Japanese invasive plant is causing all sorts of problems and it is growing along some of the networks. According to a television report I watched on the issue, it is a difficult plant to deal with. How is TII dealing with it and how much is it costing to do so?
- Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)
Catherine Murphy: How much is it costing? What is the effective spend to stop the weed from spreading so that we do not incur further costs into the future?