Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 February 2014
278. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the merger of the Railway Procurement Agency and the National Roads Authority will have any impact on current construction work on the Luas cross city centre line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10085/14]
View answerI have no concerns that the merger of the National Roads Authority (NRA) and the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) will have any impact on the construction of Luas Cross City.
Delivery of the project is governed by specific oversight and governance arrangements in line with the Public Spending Code (PSC) requirements for the delivery of capital projects. Under these arrangements the National Transport Authority (NTA) which has statutory responsibility for the provision of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) is the sanctioning authority for the Luas Cross City project. NTA is responsible for overseeing the RPA, which is the sponsoring agency, in the effective delivery of the project in line with agreed funding allocations and timelines and in accordance with the PSC.
Under the governance arrangements my Department is regularly briefed on progress and I also get regular updates on delivery of the project.
I also chair a high-level Project Group comprising representatives of businesses and traders, An Garda Síochána, Dublin Bus, Dublin City Council, RPA and NTA which monitors progress at a strategic level and which will keep abreast of any significant issues affecting delivery of the project over the next few years.
