Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) last year generated combined toll income from its two main tolled routes, the M50 and the Dublin Port Tunnel of €251m – or €687,671 per day on average.
The €251m generated from the M50 and the Dublin Tunnel is a 3% increase on the combined €244m generated in tolls from the two routes in 2024.
The newly released TII 2025 annual report shows that toll income on the M50 last year totalled €216.3m – or €592,602 per day on average – which was a 2% increase on the €212m in toll revenues in 2024.
The €216.3m total includes penalty income of €12.5m.
The report states that the overall estimated tolling compliance rate was 97.29%, broadly consistent with recent years.
The M50 enjoyed record levels of traffic last year and across 2025 there was a total of 59 million journeys.
Last year, there was 1.72 billion vehicle km travelled on the M50 which represents a 2% increase on 2024.
The report states that on the M50, 2,158 incidents were recorded during the year, including 818 traffic collisions.
It states that “higher traffic volumes and associated congestion contributed to an increased number of incidents, with a significant proportion involving minor collisions”.
The annual report shows that the operating and tolling costs of the M50 last year totalled €59.67m.
Last year, toll income from Dublin Port Tunnel was €35m – an increase of 11% on 2024.
In 2025, the average daily traffic levels for the Dublin Port Tunnel was 28,172 which was a 6% increase on 2024.
Over the course of the year, approximately 10.3 millio journeys were recorded through the tunnel, an increase of 5% compared with 2024.
The report states that of these, 67% were classified as tollable traffic, subject to toll charges, while 33%were non‑tollable, in accordance with the Dublin Tunnel Byelaws.
The TII report states that the tolling and operational costs for the Dublin Port Tunnel last year totalled €25.43m.
Last year around 2 million domestic and foreign motorists use the M50 and Dublin Tunnel toll roads.
TII state that “net revenues, collected gross revenues minus operating costs, taxes, and local authority rates, are invested in the operation and maintenance of the national roads network, reducing the pressure on Exchequer funding requirements”.
The report also reveals that the costs of operating the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork last year totalled €5.99m compared to €6.34m in 2024.
In 2025, a total of 71.3 million tolling transactions were processed by the tolling Interoperability Management Platform (IMP) for the motorway network in 2025, equating to approximately €254m in financial value.
This represented a 4% increase in transaction volumes and a 6% increase in financial value compared with the previous year.
In total, 151.94 million trips were recorded across the National Roads Network (excluding Eastlink), representing an increase of 3% on 2024.
The annual report reveals that the TII’s spend on legal fees last year more than halved from €739,000 to €305,000 and €89,000 was made under “settlements” last year.
A note states that settlements were paid by TII’s insurers.
TII also has responsibility for the LUAS and last year the LUAS enjoyed a record breaking 55 millio passengers.
The report states that TII and the National Transport Authority (NTA) in March this year, it awarded a new seven year contract valued at €1.3 billion to operate the LUAS.
It states that the new contract provides for several enhancements, including an expanded timetable with additional peak services from 2027 and the incorporation of the Luas Finglas extension.
The contract was awarded to KeolisAmey, with operations due to commence on September 1, 2026.
The report states that over the coming months, the current operator, Transdev, will facilitate a structured transition to the new operator.
“TII expects the majority of Luas staff to transfer to KeolisAmey in line with Transfer of Undertakings regulations, supporting continuity of service and operational expertise,” the report said.
The report states that TII’s total spend last year increased by 9% from €1.76 billion to €1.9 billion.
TII last year received State grants totalling €1.7 billion that included €1.48 billion on the national road network, €187.5m on Light Rail and Metro and €40.3m on administration.
Reporting by Gordon Deegan
