Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
1841. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, is considering using a design, build, finance and maintain PPP or a concessions, build, operate and transfer PPP agreement to progress the metro north project. [27379/17]
View answerAs part of its work on a mid-term Review of the Capital Plan, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has set up a High Level Group to provide the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with an evidence-based analysis and recommendations on the future role of using PPPs (and concessions) as a procurement option in the delivery of capital infrastructure, compared to traditional procurement methods. I understand that this will include an assessment of risks arising from traditional as compared to PPP procurement of large capital projects.
Full decisions on the appropriate financing arrangements for the new Metro North project do not fall to be made yet, and will occur at a later point, after detailed design and planning work on the project has been completed. Decisions on the financing aspects of the project will, of course, take account of the outcome of the present work on PPPs which is being led by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
