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The Committee for Regional Development (the Committee) has expressed their long-standing concerns with regards to transport structures in Northern Ireland. This has principally emanated from a complete absence of transparency in the case of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC) operating under its brand name of Translink and averseness by the Department of Regional Development (DRD) to allow Translink to be effectively challenged and scrutinised by the Committee. The Committee believes that the relationship between the Department and NITHC/Translink is not sufficiently challenging due to the departmental governance model and the absence of relevant and key experience and expertise within the Department. Members have received a recent presentation on the proposal to enter into an agreement in order to meet the requirements of EU Regulation 1370/2007, but they are not content that the proposed service level agreement meets with the requirement for a Public Service Contract defined in the regulations. The Transport NI model is not the most appropriate structure and does not achieve the desired objectives. NITHC/Translink accounts are not open to scrutiny by the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) despite being in receipt of very significant levels of investment. The Committee believes this to be a significant weakness.

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