Rail Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 October 2004

Wednesday, 13 October 2004

Ceisteanna (153)

Eamon Ryan

Ceist:

154 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the analysis his Department has conducted on the relative merits of investing in a new direct rail service from Dublin to Navan as against the proposed new M3 motorway which would serve the same town and hinterland. [24698/04]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport (Mr. Cullen)

Irish Rail, in conjunction with Meath County Council, is currently undertaking a feasibility study, including a cost benefit analysis, into providing a spur off the Dublin-Sligo railway line at Clonsilla and to reinstate the line as far as a park and ride facility adjacent to the N3 beyond Dunboyne. In assessing the rail proposal, I will also look at the impact on the rail proposals of the proposals to upgrade the N3 and the potential for bus priority measures along the route.