TDs blast €200m cost of Limerick Tunnel

TDs are demanding that a detailed cost review of the Limerick Tunnel transport development is immediately published after officials admit the full cost may exceed €200m.

TDs blast €200m cost of Limerick Tunnel

Members of the cross-party Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC) asked for the information to be released urgently amid serious questions over the “insane” costs, and the level of transparency on how public money is being spent.

Speaking during a lengthy PAC meeting which also heard concerns that Cork Institute of Technology has spent tens of millions of euro on buildings that are “now falling down”, TDs said that there is a clear need for public private partnership transparency.

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