Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 November 2023
305. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport to indicate the extent to which projects that fall under his Department and are within the revised national development plan are at an advanced stage; the extent to which preliminary work has taken place or on-site works are in hand or proposed; the expected delivery date for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53137/23]
View answerThe National Development Plan (NDP) sets out the strategic investment priorities for each National Strategic Outcome and within each National Strategic Outcome for each relevant sector.
Updates in relation to the progress of individual projects and programmes can be found at the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform’s MyProjectIreland Interactive Map and Tracker available at the link below. It contains specific information on the current status of projects including project lifecycle stage aligned with the updated Public Spending Code and also columns detailing expected project construction commencement and completion dates.
Link: gov.ie - Investment Projects and Programmes Tracker (www.gov.ie).
The Deputy may wish to note that this year has seen significant progress in relation to a number of important projects under my Department across different areas of the transport system. These include the rollout of new bus services under BusConnects Dublin and Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan, and the delivery of service enhancements to improve accessibility across the public transport system under the Public Transport Accessibility Retrofit Programme. There has also been significant progress in the delivery of a number of Greenways projects, including the South-East Greenway, Midelton Youghal Greenway, South Kerry Greenway and Dublin to Galway Greenway.
With regard to National Roads projects, TII and the relevant Local Authorities, with funding from my Department, have delivered the following major projects under the NDP:
- N56 Mountcharles to Inver;
- N56 Dungloe to Glenties;
- N5 Westport to Turlough;
- N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin;
- N22 Ballyvourney to Macroom; and
- M7 Naas to Newbridge Road Widening.
The following projects are currently under construction, with several close to completion: M8/N25 Dunkettle Interchange; N69 Listowel Bypass; N59 Moycullen Bypass; N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge; and M50 Enhancing Motorway Operation Services.
My Department looks forward to further engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform to access further funding from the investment reserve fund to further support our NDP ambitions next year.
