The Department of Transport and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has confirmed that tolls on Ireland's national road network will increase from 1 July.
TII released a statement on Tuesday confirming that the toll hike is in line with the current rate of inflation (CPI) and cannot go above inflation. Between August 2021 and August 2022, CPI increased by 8.6 percent, the body said. A spokesman for the Department of Transport confirmed that the deferred toll rates will be applicable from July 1, citing TII legal notices regarding the increase. Ireland's national road network has 10 toll roads – eight of which are operated on a “public private partnership” (PPP) model. Two are operated directly on behalf of TII and are the M50 and the Dublin Port Tunnel. The normal regulated toll will come into effect on July 1, adjusted for inflation.
Tolls on the M50 and eight PPP routes will rise to their maximum rates due to inflation, but there will be no increase in the Dublin Port Tunnel. Tolls on the M50 will increase by 30c for cars without tags, rising to €3.50. Also for cars with a video account will increase from €2.70 to €2.90.
A 20c increase for cars with tags will rise to €2.30 , TII noted that there has been no increase in the motor car toll on the M50 for registered vehicles with tags for 10 years from 1 July 2023. Car tolls will rise from €2 to €2.10 on the M1, M7, M8, N6, N25 and Limerick Tunnel N18 in Waterford, and car tolls on the M3 will rise from 10c to €1.60. A rise of 20c will rise to €3.20 for cars on the M4.
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Last November, the proposed increases and their timing in the face of the cost of living split the government, with the timing criticized by then Taoiseach Micheal Martin and then Leo Varadkar, who signaled acceptance of the hike proposed by Transport Minister Eamon Ryan. The current change follows the government's six-month postponement of the toll hike on June 30.
A Department for Transport spokeswoman said the six-month cost was estimated at €12.5m, based on toll revenue before the increase was applied, along with administration charges and associated legal costs.
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