Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008
268 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he expects all funding allocated for public transport investment to be spent in 2008; if delays in projects will result in funds not being spent; if he is planning supplementary Estimates to transfer funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28798/08]
View answerExpenditure projections to year-end indicate that a saving is likely in the funding allocation provided for public transport. This arises mainly from the fact that land acquisitions are not proceeding as quickly as originally anticipated at the start of the year. This saving will not have any direct impact on the implementation timetable for public transport projects.
I have no plans to seek a supplementary estimate this year, as I propose to deal with the saving through the mechanisms provided for in the capital envelope agreement which my Department has with the Department of Finance.
269 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if he has received bus licence applications from Dublin Bus or private operators to run a bus route between the town of Dún Laoghaire and Sandyford Luas station; if so, the status of those applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28838/08]
View answerMy Department has no notifications on hand from Dublin Bus or applications from private operators for the provision of bus services on the route referred to.
