Transport Ireland 2025

Accelerating the delivery of sustainable transport infrastructure

Friday 6 June ● Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin



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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:

Speaker 1

Jack Chambers TD

Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Reform and Digitalisation

Speaker 1

Caoimhín Ó Ciaruáin

Department of Transport

Speaker 1

Peter Walsh

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Speaker 1

Derval Cummins

AECOM

Speaker 1

Andrea Carroll

daa

Speaker 1

Garret Doocey

Department of Transport

Speaker 1

Karen Kenny

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Speaker 1

Séan Sweeney

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Speaker 1

Barry Kehoe

Westmeath County Council

Speaker 1

Stephen Smyth

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Speaker 1

Andrea Lennon

Department of Transport

Speaker 1

Dearbhla Lawson

Land Development Agency

Speaker 1

Mark Conroy

Iarnród Éireann

Speaker 1

Geraldine Fitzpatrick

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Speaker 1

Brian Caulfield

Trinity College Dublin

Speaker 1

Diane Cowin

AECOM

Programme

Collaborating to scale public service transformation

Registration

Derval Cummins

Chairperson’s welcome and introduction

Derval Cummins, Director, Transportation
AECOM

Peter Walsh

Opening remarks

Peter Walsh, Chief Executive Officer
Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Jack Chambers TD

Ministerial address: Government's strategic transport infrastructure priorities

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

Séan Sweeney

MetroLink: Revolutionising Dublin’s public transport

Séan Sweeney, MetroLink Programme Director
Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Willow Trantow

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

Willow Trantow

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

Hubert Hirthe

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

Hubert Hirthe

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

Hubert Hirthe

Dearbhla Lawson, Head Of Strategic Planning
Land Development Agency

Hubert Hirthe

Barry Kehoe, Chief Executive
Westmeath County Council

Questions & answers / Panel discussion

Networking Lunch

Climate adaptation for resilient transport infrastructure

Séan Sweeney

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

Séan Sweeney

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

Hubert Hirthe

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

Hubert Hirthe

Andrea Carroll, Group Head of Sustainability
daa

Hubert Hirthe

Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Head of Roads Capital Programme
Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Hubert Hirthe

Mark Conroy, Environmental and Sustainability Manager (Infrastructure)
Iarnród Éireann

Questions & answers / Panel discussion

Chairman’s summary and conference close

Registration

Derval Cummins

Chairperson’s welcome and introduction

Derval Cummins, Director, Transportation
AECOM

Peter Walsh

Opening remarks

Peter Walsh, Chief Executive Officer
Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Jack Chambers TD

Ministerial address: Government's strategic transport infrastructure priorities

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

Séan Sweeney

MetroLink: Revolutionising Dublin’s public transport

Séan Sweeney, MetroLink Programme Director
Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Willow Trantow

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

Willow Trantow

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

Hubert Hirthe

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

Hubert Hirthe

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

Hubert Hirthe

Dearbhla Lawson, Head Of Strategic Planning
Land Development Agency

Hubert Hirthe

Barry Kehoe, Chief Executive
Westmeath County Council

Questions & answers / Panel discussion

Networking Lunch

PANEL DISCUSSION: Climate adaptation for resilient transport infrastructure

Séan Sweeney

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

Séan Sweeney

Addressing the vulnerability of – and lack of resilience in – our transport infrastructure

Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation
Trinity College Dublin

Hubert Hirthe

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

Hubert Hirthe

Andrea Carroll, Group Head of Sustainability
daa

Hubert Hirthe

Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Head of Roads Capital Programme
Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Hubert Hirthe

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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Delegate rate
€375

+ VAT @ 23%

Event Venue

Event venue location info and gallery

Radisson Blu Royal Hotel

Golden Lane
Dublin
D08 VRR7
Ireland


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