Vol. 551 No. 4
88 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the amount of funding being provided in 2002 by Department under the national development plan towards the rail investment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10863/02]
The total Exchequer capital funding provided for in 2002 for investment in public transport is €424 million. Of this amount, €124 million has been allocated to the railway safety investment programme. In addition, EU assistance of €34 million brings the total investment in this programme to €158 million in 2002.
Further Exchequer investment this year in the development of both the suburban and mainline rail networks amounts to over €140 million. In addition, EU assistance of approximately €70 million has also been secured to co-fund certain rail projects in 2002 including the development and expansion of Heuston Station and the purchase of DART and diesel rail cars. Overall, total Exchequer and EU funding in rail development in 2002 amounts to approximately €368 million.
