Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 November 2004
134 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the analysis he has carried out on the construction of a new direct rail line between Dublin and Navan; the projected cost of building such a line; the projected demand for a commuter service from the areas serviced by such a line; and the length of time it would it take to construct the line. [26887/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraAt present, Iarnród Éireann, in conjunction with Meath and Fingal county councils, is undertaking a feasibility study, including a cost-benefit analysis, into providing a spur off the Dublin-Sligo railway line at Clonsilla as far as Dunboyne. This study I am informed is to be completed early next year. I understand all of the issues raised by the Deputy will be addressed in the feasibility study and the cost-benefit analysis. Under the DTO's Platform for Change, the need for a rail line from Dunboyne to Navan before 2010 is not identified.
