Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the body that operates profits from the toll bridges on the M50 motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24439/24]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the scale or structure of the late payment penalties applied to persons who fail to pay their toll charge on the M50 before 8pm the following day; if the penalties increase as time passes; and if so, the rate of this increase. [24442/24]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will list the top twenty largest penalties imposed on any individual driver or vehicle owner who failed or forgot to pay their M50 toll charges by the deadline prescribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24443/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 144, 147 and 148 together.

As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Therefore, matters relating to the day to day operations regarding national roads, including toll roads are within the remit of TII.

More specifically, the statutory power to levy tolls, to make toll bye-laws and to enter into agreements with private investors are vested in TII under Part V of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended). Therefore, the contracts for the privately-operated toll schemes are commercial agreements between TII and the Public Private Partnership (PPP) concessionaires concerned.

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

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount paid by drivers who drove through tolls on the M50 in each of the past ten years. [24440/24]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount paid by drivers who drove through tolls on Irish motorways, by toll types, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form [24441/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 and 146 together.

As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Therefore, matters relating to the day to day operations regarding national roads, including toll roads are within the remit of TII.

More specifically, the statutory power to levy tolls, to make toll bye-laws and to enter into agreements with private investors are vested in TII under Part V of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended). Therefore, the contracts for the privately-operated toll schemes are commercial agreements between TII and the Public Private Partnership (PPP) concessionaires concerned.

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