Ireland’s transport infrastructure is on the precipice of a new era. Signals from the new coalition government and the transport industry indicate a move away from planning and towards delivery in transport infrastructure as an essential component in the decarbonisation of the sector.
In its Programme for Government 2025, the Government has acknowledged the accelerated delivery of infrastructure – including transport infrastructure – as a key element of Ireland’s economic competitiveness as well as a major factor in delivering the national climate objective.
Alongside a commitment to accelerate the decarbonisation of transport via modal shift, electrification, and support for the delivery of new transport orientated development, government has promised to enhance connectivity across the island of Ireland.
Meanwhile, the recently announced review of the National Development Plan could accelerate the delivery of Ireland’s existing and strategically important transport infrastructure commitments through an enhanced funding envelope. Simultaneously, the funding requirements of new infrastructure projects, across road, rail, active travel, port, and aviation will also be considered.
In this context, the Transport Ireland 2025 conference will host a variety of expert domestic and international speakers who will comprehensively explore the latest ambitions, challenges, and tangible opportunities for decision-makers and practitioners across the transport sector to accelerate the delivery of sustainable transport infrastructure.
Where
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin
When
Friday 6th
June

Our line up of expert speakers, both domestic and visiting, will examine:
- Accelerating the delivery of sustainable transport infrastructure
- Emerging policy priorities for transport in Ireland
- Strategic transport projects in the revised NDP
- Transport infrastructure priorities for the NI Executive
- Accelerating infrastructure delivery
- Enhancing Ireland’s regional connectivity
- Addressing the vulnerability of and lack of resilience within our transport infrastructure
- Transport and CAP25
- Advancing the avoid, shift, improve framework
- Catalysing modal shift




Event Speakers
Speakers confirmed so far include:

Jack Chambers TD
Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Reform and Digitalisation

Caoimhín Ó Ciaruáin
Department of Transport

Peter Walsh
Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Derval Cummins
AECOM

Andrea Carroll
daa

Garret Doocey
Department of Transport

Karen Kenny
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Séan Sweeney
Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Barry Kehoe
Westmeath County Council

Stephen Smyth
Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Andrea Lennon
Department of Transport

Dearbhla Lawson
Land Development Agency

Mark Conroy
Iarnród Éireann

Geraldine Fitzpatrick
Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Brian Caulfield
Trinity College Dublin

Diane Cowin
AECOM
Programme
Collaborating to scale public service transformation
Registration

Chairperson’s welcome and introduction
Derval Cummins, Director, Transportation AECOM

Opening remarks
Peter Walsh, Chief Executive Officer Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Ministerial address: Government's strategic transport infrastructure priorities
Jack Chambers TD Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Reform and Digitalisation

MetroLink: Revolutionising Dublin’s public transport
Séan Sweeney, MetroLink Programme Director Transport Infrastructure Ireland

The socioeconomic significance of transport infrastructure
Diane Cowin, Global Transit Americas Director AECOM
Questions & answers / Panel discussion
Networking break
PANEL DISCUSSION: Connected communities and accessible regions: From planning to delivery

Chair: Garret Doocey, Assistant Secretary, Transport Investment and Public Transport Policy Division Department of Transport

Stephen Smyth, Senior Pavement Asset Manager, Network Management Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Karen Kenny, Senior Planning Adviser Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Dearbhla Lawson, Head Of Strategic Planning Land Development Agency

Barry Kehoe, Chief Executive Westmeath County Council
Questions & answers / Panel discussion
Networking Lunch
Climate adaptation for resilient transport infrastructure

Chair: Caoimhín Ó Ciaruáin, Assistant Secretary, Climate Action Department of Transport

Addressing the vulnerability of – and lack of resilience in – our transport infrastructure
Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation Trinity College Dublin
PANEL DISCUSSION: Climate adaptation for resilient transport infrastructure

Andrea Lennon, Principal Officer and Head of Energy, Air and Adaptation, Climate Unit Department of Transport

Andrea Carroll, Group Head of Sustainability daa

Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Head of Roads Capital Programme Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Mark Conroy, Environmental and Sustainability Manager (Infrastructure) Iarnród Éireann
Questions & answers / Panel discussion
Chairman’s summary and conference close
Registration

Chairperson’s welcome and introduction
Derval Cummins, Director, Transportation AECOM

Opening remarks
Peter Walsh, Chief Executive Officer Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Ministerial address: Government's strategic transport infrastructure priorities
Jack Chambers TD Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Reform and Digitalisation

MetroLink: Revolutionising Dublin’s public transport
Séan Sweeney, MetroLink Programme Director Transport Infrastructure Ireland

The socioeconomic significance of transport infrastructure
Diane Cowin, Transit Americas Director AECOM
Questions & answers / Panel discussion
Morning coffee / networking break
PANEL DISCUSSION: Connected communities and accessible regions: From planning to delivery

Chair: Garret Doocey, Assistant Secretary, Transport Investment and Public Transport Policy Division Department of Transport

Stephen Smyth, Senior Pavement Asset Manager, Network Management Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Karen Kenny, Senior Planning Adviser Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Dearbhla Lawson, Head Of Strategic Planning Land Development Agency

Barry Kehoe, Chief Executive Westmeath County Council
Questions & answers / Panel discussion
Networking Lunch
PANEL DISCUSSION: Climate adaptation for resilient transport infrastructure

Chair: Caoimhín Ó Ciaruáin, Assistant Secretary, Climate Action Department of Transport

Addressing the vulnerability of – and lack of resilience in – our transport infrastructure
Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation Trinity College Dublin

Andrea Lennon, Principal Officer and Head of Energy, Air and Adaptation, Climate Unit Department of Transport

Andrea Carroll, Group Head of Sustainability daa

Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Head of Roads Capital Programme Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Mark Conroy, Environmental and Sustainability Manager (Infrastructure) Iarnród Éireann
Questions & answers / Panel discussion
Chairman’s summary and conference close
Sponsorship & Exhibition opportunities
There are a limited number of opportunities for interested organisations to partner with the conference as a sponsor or exhibitor. This is an excellent way for organisations to raise their profile with a key audience of senior decision-makers from across Ireland's transport sector. For more information on packages available and speaking opportunities at the event contact Ciarán Galway on 01 661 3755 or email Ciaran.Galway@eolasmagazine.ie





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