Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
637. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his plans to develop a Luas line to Lucan will be brought forward in view of significant congestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31760/18]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including the light rail network.
The NTA's Transport Strategy for the GDA 2016-2035 includes a number of proposals to further develop the light rail network including a Luas Line to Lucan.
Building on the success of Government’s continued investment in building capacity and expanding the Luas network, the National Development Plan 2018-2027 (NDP) will provide funding over the period of the Plan to undertake appraisal, planning and design of Luas network expansion to Lucan and also Bray, Finglas and Poolbeg. This is to ensure that we will be ready to expand Luas to where and when it is needed in line with sustained development in these areas.
Given the NTA’s responsibility in the matter I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Authority for a more detailed reply with regard to the status of this project. I ask the Deputy to inform my private office if he does not receive a reply within ten working days.
