Vol. 508 No. 3
122 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the road schemes which are proposed to be undertaken under public-private partnerships; the method, if any, intended in each case to charge road users for these road schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18721/99]
The Government is committed to public private partnerships as a means of providing for major infrastructural services in the years ahead and, in this context, has identified national roads as a key area for PPP development.
Within this policy framework, the National Roads Authority is developing a PPP programme in relation to national road projects. Details of PPP projects which have been identified already by NRA are set out in the following table; in addition, NRA intend to actively explore other PPP possibilities, including in relation to the N4 Kilcock-Kinnegad route.
Responsibility for the planning and design of national road projects lies with NRA. The financing of projects, and the remuneration of that finance where private capital is involved, are among the detailed matters to be considered by NRA in the planning of the relevant projects. Any specific proposal relating to road tolls is subject to the relevant statutory provisions. These include the making of a toll scheme by NRA after consultation with the local authority concerned; the giving of public notice; the submission of the scheme for consideration by the Minister for the Environment and Local Government; and the holding of a public inquiry where objections are received.
National Roads PPP Projects
|
Project |
ImplementingAuthority |
Typeof |
|
Dublin Port Access Tunnel |
Dublin Corporation |
DB |
|
N25 Kilmacthomas By-Pass |
Waterford County Council |
DB |
|
N9 Moone-Timolin |
Kildare County Council |
DB |
|
M50 Second Westlink Bridge |
Fingal County Council |
DBOF |
|
N7 Western River Crossing, Limerick |
Limerick County Council |
DBOF |
|
N25 Waterford By-Pass |
Waterford Corporation |
DBOF |
