Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2236. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress as provided for under the programme for partnership Government on TEN-T transport funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34076/18]
View answerAs I outlined in the Dáil earlier this month, my Department plans to make a submission to the European Commission, in line with the commitment contained in the Programme for Partnership Government, for the Government to apply to the EU for the revision of the TEN-T core network, including in relation to the cross-border “Western Arc”.
This submission will take account of the implications of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the UK’s departure from the EU and the impact that this will have on our future transport connectivity. It will also take account of the Government’s plans under Project 2040 and the implications of the implementation of the National Planning Framework. These issues and the intention to make a submission have already been raised by my Department with the European Commission. The submission will call for an early review of Ireland’s TEN-T Network.
