Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) was established on 1 August 2015 through the merger of the National Roads Authority (NRA) and the Railway Procurement Authority (RPA).
I understand the costs expended at agency level in the merger process, including consultancy fees, since 2013 amounted to €275,000. My Department expended €2,320 on the engagement of a third party facilitator to aid discussions on HR issues that arose during the merger process.
Savings in the order of €6 million per annum were secured in the combined administrative budgets for NRA and RPA since the merger was proposed a few years ago. (These savings were generated both in readiness for the merger and as a result of more general measures to address the financial crises). It is expected that the merger will deliver a further annual saving for the Exchequer of approx. €3 million from year-3 of operation of TII.