Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 May 2018
496. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of the isolated technical issue experienced as a consequence of an extensive toll collection system replacement undertaken in 2017 by a company (details supplied) on the M1 toll plaza at Drogheda that resulted in the overcharging of over 1,500 motorists from May to December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22235/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra497. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding excess coins collected at toll plazas in 2017 by location and operator; the policy in relation to the excess income operated by the toll operator; if the final destination of such excess income is part of the contract with the operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22236/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra499. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Transport Infrastructure Ireland required a company (details supplied) to upgrade its toll collection system; if such a requirement applied to all other toll operators; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22264/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra502. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of the results of the internal audit by the TII network operations financial control unit into the overcharging at the M1 Drogheda toll (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22309/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 496, 497, 499 and 502 together.
All of these PQs relate to operational tolling matters.
As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy in relation to roads. The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects on national roads are a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the relevant local authority. For regional and local roads it is a matter for each respective local authority.
More specifically, the statutory powers to levy tolls on national roads as well as regional and local roads, to make toll bye-laws and to enter into toll agreements with private investors are vested in TII (for national roads) and each local authority (for regional and local roads) under Part V of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended by the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Roads Act 2007). Accordingly, the information requested all falls within the operational capacity of TII.
Noting the above, I am referring the questions to TII for direct reply within 10 working days. I invite the Deputy to inform my private office if the information is not received.
