Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2016
873. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the provision of an electric rail system for Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26564/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the development and implementation of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA).
The NTA's Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (comprising the counties of Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow) for the period 2016-2035 was approved by my predecessor, Minister Donohoe, and published earlier this year. The Strategy provides a framework for the planning and delivery of transport infrastructure and services in the GDA over the next two decades. Included in the Strategy is the wider Dart Expansion Programme, which incorporates the DART Underground project, and which proposes the extension of the DART to Drogheda on the Northern Line, Celbridge/Hazelhatch on the Kildare line and Maynooth on the Sligo line. The Strategy also proposes an extension of the Luas to Lucan.
In the Capital Plan, 'Building on Recovery' Infrastructure & Capital Investment 2016-2021, funding is allocated for the design and planning of the expansion of DART services to Maynooth in the west and Hazelhatch in the southwest.
