Framework for Action on - Department of Taoiseach
Framework for Action on - Department of Taoiseach
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TAOISEACH<br />
FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION ON INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PPPS<br />
Secti<strong>on</strong> 3 addresses bottlenecks and c<strong>on</strong>straints, including capacity, skills<br />
and instituti<strong>on</strong>al barriers.<br />
Secti<strong>on</strong> 4 identifies the legal issues which need to be addressed.<br />
Secti<strong>on</strong> 5 makes recommendati<strong>on</strong>s in order to mobilise the widest possible<br />
support <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> the delivery <strong>of</strong> the planned investment programme.<br />
Secti<strong>on</strong> 6 sets out the proposed future work programme <strong>of</strong> the team and the<br />
Cabinet Committee <strong>on</strong> Infrastructural Development.<br />
Secti<strong>on</strong> 1 - Priority Objectives <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Acti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
5. In line with its terms <strong>of</strong> reference, the Team recommends that the initial focus <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Cabinet Committee's work should be <strong>on</strong> the timely delivery <strong>of</strong> the key transport infrastructure<br />
in the table at paragraph 7. In its c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong>, the Committee drew <strong>on</strong> the extensive work <strong>on</strong><br />
identifying transport infrastructure needs in respect <strong>of</strong> the NDP already carried out in the<br />
Nati<strong>on</strong>al Road Needs Study (NRA, 1998), the Review <strong>of</strong> Transport Infrastructure Investments<br />
Needs (DKM 1999) and the Dublin Transportati<strong>on</strong> Blueprint 2000-2006 (DTO-1999).<br />
6. Other areas <strong>of</strong> infrastructural investment such as housing supply, water and waste<br />
management and electricity supply are also <strong>of</strong> the highest importance. Many <strong>of</strong> the<br />
recommendati<strong>on</strong>s made in this report will also provide a model which can be applied to<br />
improve the delivery <strong>of</strong> n<strong>on</strong>-transport infrastructure projects. As part <strong>of</strong> its future work<br />
programme, the Team will review specific issues relevant to these other infrastructural areas<br />
including in particular electricity supply and the use <strong>of</strong> public private partnerships in waste<br />
water treatment facilities.<br />
Funding Arrangements<br />
7. In parts (i) and (ii) <strong>of</strong> the following list the Team have identified the key transport<br />
infrastructure which must put in place by 2006 if Ireland is not to suffer major c<strong>on</strong>straints <strong>on</strong><br />
its growth potential. In part (iii) the Team have identified the further transport infrastructure<br />
decisi<strong>on</strong>s which must be made by the end <strong>of</strong> 1999.<br />
The package <strong>of</strong> measures in the Table with the excepti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Eastern By-pass, which is to<br />
be the subject <strong>of</strong> further evaluati<strong>on</strong>, will be included in the NDP.<br />
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