I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 to 157, inclusive, together.
As the Deputy is aware, the issue of a rail connection to Navan has been re-examined as part of the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) review of the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The Strategy is a multi-modal, twenty year transport strategy for the region and one that must be reflected in relevant land-use strategies across the GDA.
A Navan rail link is included in the recently published GDA Transport Strategy
as one of the proposed projects to be delivered. As it stands, the Strategy
proposes delivery of the Navan rail line in the medium term from 2031-2036. A project of this scale will require significant planning and design before construction can commence. It is expected that this pre-construction work will commence in the second half of this decade under the National Development Plan funding envelope out to 2030.