Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost incurred from the Vote of his Department to meet payments to PPP companies in respect of performance clauses contained in PPPs, with particular reference to the Limerick tunnel and the M4 toll schemes. [15643/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects (including PPP schemes) is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the relevant local authority.

More specifically, the statutory power to levy tolls on national roads, to make toll bye-laws, to enter into toll agreements and for the operation of concessions with private investors in respect of national roads such as the Limerick Tunnel and the M4 scheme is vested in TII under the Roads Act 1993, as amended.

Noting the above position, I have referred the Deputy's Questions to TII for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.