Park-and-Ride Facilities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2022

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Ceisteanna (133, 135, 140)

Darren O'Rourke

Ceist:

133. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the budget allocated for the construction of new park-and-ride facilities in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25846/22]

Darren O'Rourke

Ceist:

135. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the budget allocated for public transport fleet investment in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25848/22]

Darren O'Rourke

Ceist:

140. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the budget allocations for investment in public transport fleet expansion in each year of the National Development Plan in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26100/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport

I propose to take Questions Nos. 133, 135 and 140 together.

The National Development Plan 2021 - 2030 provides total capital funding to the Department of Transport for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 as follows:

2022€m	2023€m	2024€m	2025€m
2,547	2,614	2,664	2,665

Capital allocations for subsequent years will be added on a rolling basis.

The funding allocation for B5 Public Transport Investment for 2022 is €780.06m and is available to view on gov.ie - The Revised Estimates Volumes for the Public Service (www.gov.ie).

Capital funding in 2022 will be allocated to the following programmes: accessibility retrofit programme; bus programme (including fleet); heavy rail investment (including fleet); infrastructure manager multi-annual contract (heavy rail); light rail (Luas and Metro); the park and ride programme and ticketing and technology investment. The allocations are agreed with the relevant agencies at the beginning of the year but are subject to change.

For 2022 the National Transport Authority has been allocated €11.4m in respect of the Park & Ride Programme and €297.4m for PSO public transport fleet procurement.

The allocation for B5 Public Transport Investment for the years 2023 to 2025 will be decided during the annual Estimates process, and published in the Revised Estimates Volumes for each year.