Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 November 2005
161 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Rathfarnham Luas line, as included in the Platform for Change Transport Strategy, does not form part of Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36083/05]
View answerI announced a new transport investment programme, Transport 21, on Tuesday, 1 November. This ambitious programme underlines the Government's commitment to develop a world-class transport system for the 21st century.
However, the Dublin Transportation Office's, A Platform for Change, continues to provide the strategic framework for the development of the greater Dublin area's transport system. In that context, feasibility studies and planning work will also be undertaken over the period of Transport 21 on other projects, including the proposed Luas line from the city centre to Dundrum via Rathfarnham, not included in this programme, but contained in A Platform for Change. Funding to bring such projects to construction is not included in the ten-year envelope.
