Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
640. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 29 May 2018, if the updated consultation report referred to was brought to the Government; when the report will be published by the NTA; and the capital spend for 2017 and 2018 on Iarnród Éireann. [31803/18]
View answerThe National Transport Authority (NTA) and Iarnród Éireann report on the Rail Review was published in 2016. Since then, the NTA has held a public consultation on the Review. Over 300 submissions were received in response to that consultation process.
A report of those submissions has been submitted to my Department by the NTA and I intend to bring the report to Government for consideration.
It is my intention that the NTA's report on the consultation would be published by the NTA following consideration by Government.
Exchequer capital funding of €168.6 million was provided to Iarnród Éireann in 2017. In 2018 to date, €96.6 million of Exchequer capital funding has been provided to Iarnród Éireann. The total Exchequer capital allocation for Iarnród Éireann for 2018 is €178.5 million.
