Rail Network.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 December 2007

Tuesday, 18 December 2007

Ceisteanna (217)

Joe McHugh

Ceist:

265 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the negotiations that have taken place between his Department and the Northern Ireland Minister for Transport, in relation to a railway link between Letterkenny and Derry; if there are proposals for a Derry to Dublin rail link alongside the proposed new dual carriageway; if so if there is money set aside for these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35407/07]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport (Deputy Noel Dempsey)

No negotiations have taken place between my Department and the Department for Regional Development in Northern Ireland regarding a Letterkenny-Derry rail link. I am not aware of any proposals for a direct Dublin-Derry railway line. Services to and from Derry via Belfast are a matter for the Northern Ireland Authorities. I have raised this generally at the North-South Ministerial Council.