TII reveals the high cost of Ireland’s road tolls

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  • TII generated €251m from the M50 and Dublin Port Tunnel during 2025, or €687,671 per day on average.
  • The M50 accounted for €216.3m, including €12.5m in penalty income, across 59 million journeys.
  • The Dublin Port Tunnel recorded 10.3 million journeys and €35m in toll income, an 11pc increase.
  • TII processed 71.3 million tolling transactions worth approximately €254m across the motorway network.
  • The Luas carried a record 55 million passengers ahead of a €1.3 billion contract transfer to KeolisAmey.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland has generated combined toll income of €251m from the M50 and the Dublin Port Tunnel during 2025, equating to €687,671 per day on average. The figure represents a 3pc increase on the €244m collected from the two routes in 2024. The M50 alone has accounted for €216.3m of the total, or €592,602 per day, including €12.5m in penalty income, while the Dublin Port Tunnel has contributed €35m, an 11pc rise on the previous year.

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The newly released TII 2025 annual report showed that the M50 carried 59m journeys across the year and 1.72bn vehicle kilometres, a 2pc increase on 2024. TII recorded 2,158 incidents on the route, including 818 traffic collisions. Operating and tolling costs on the M50 totalled €59.67m, while the Dublin Port Tunnel recorded 10.3m journeys, of which 67pc were classified as tollable traffic under the Dublin Tunnel Byelaws. Tolling and operational costs for the tunnel reached €25.43m.

The report revealed that net revenues are invested in the operation and maintenance of the national roads network, reducing pressure on Exchequer funding. TII processed 71.3m tolling transactions through the Interoperability Management Platform, equating to approximately €254m in financial value, a 4pc increase in volume and a 6pc increase in value. Total trips across the National Roads Network reached 151.94m, a 3pc rise on 2024, while the Luas carried a record 55m passengers and a new seven-year operating contract valued at €1.3bn was awarded to KeolisAmey.

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