Vol. 526 No. 4
292 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the legislation which is required to be introduced to implement public private partnership projects under the national development plan which come under his Departmental control; when he will publish any such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26886/00]
In May this year I published a report titled A Policy Framework for Public Private Partnerships. This report concluded that there are no fundamental legal barriers to the implementation of the public private partnership programme but that legislation would be desirable to facilitate the process.
293 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his Department has a public private partnership section; and the number of staff allocated to this section; the specific projects being dealt with by this section. [26901/00]
In January 1999, a dedicated public private partnerships unit was established in my Department to promote and develop the PPP approach in sectors under the aegis of the Department. The unit is headed by a principal officer and has five staff. Other line sections in the Department that are overseeing capital investment programmes are also involved in the delivery of the PPP programme. In addition, the National Roads Authority, which has responsibility for the development and delivery of the PPP programme for national roads, also has a dedicated PPP Manager since 1999.
A schedule of approved PPP projects is set out in the following table. In addition to the infrastructural projects is a service project, the national car test, which is a concession contract entered into with the Department.
Proposals for a number of smaller PPP projects are being considered by local authorities with financial assistance from the PPP fund for local authorities. This year £1 million in grants was awarded to 15 projects to assist in the start-up of PPP projects in a variety of areas outside of the main infrastructural sectors. A further £2 million will be available in 2001 and in 2002 under this fund.
Table 1: Approved PPP Projects in the Department of the Environment and Local Government
This table includes all approved PPP projects where there is a capital value in excess of £5 million private finance investment, a long-term operational period (in excess of five years) with significant transfer of risk to the private sector. The table does not include design and build projects or basic outsourcing contracts.
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Project Title |
PPP TypeProposed |
Capital Cost£ million |
|
Roads Sector |
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M50 : Second Westlink Bridge |
Concession |
10 – 25 |
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N25 : Waterford By-pass |
Concession |
100 – 200 |
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N7 : Limerick Western Crossing |
Concession |
100 – 200 |
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N4 : Kilcock – Kinnegad |
Concession |
200 – 300 |
|
N1 : Dundalk Western Bypass |
Concession |
50 – 100 |
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N3 : Clonee – Kells |
Concession |
100 – 200 |
|
N6 : Oranmore East |
Concession |
100 – 200 |
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N7 : Portlaoise – Castletown |
Concession |
50 – 100 |
|
N7 : Nenagh – Limerick |
Concession |
100 – 200 |
|
N8 : Portlaoise – Culahill |
Concession |
100 – 200 |
|
N8 : Fermoy By Pass |
Concession |
100 – 200 |
|
Project Title |
PPP TypeProposed |
Capital Cost£ million |
|
Water Services Sector |
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|
S : Ringsend Interim Sludge |
DBO |
9 |
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S : Ringsend Treatment |
DBO |
123 |
|
S : Limerick MD [Sludge] |
DBO |
8 |
|
S : Cork MD [Treatment] |
DBO |
25 – 50 |
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S : Balbriggan / SkerriesTreatment |
DBO |
10 – 25 |
|
S : Sligo MD |
DBO |
10 – 25 |
|
S : Wexford MD |
DBO |
10 – 25 |
|
W : Dublin [Ballymore E] |
DBOF |
25 – 50 |
|
W : Limerick [Clareville] |
DBOF |
10 – 25 |
|
W : Cork [Lee RoadWaterworks] |
DBO |
0 – 10 |
|
Waste Management Sector |
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Cork Materials Recovery |
Concession |
10 – 25 |
|
Dublin Waste [Poolbeg] |
Concession |
100 – 200 |
|
Service Contracts |
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|
National Car Testing Service |
Concession |
N/A As the contract is for the provision of a service as opposed to infrastructure the capital cost of the project is not applicable in this case. |
