Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of BusConnects for the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28541/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport, and the Programme for Government - Our Shared Futureprioritises plans for, among other projects, the delivery of BusConnects.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including BusConnects. An estimated cost for the project will be provided when the preliminary business case for the project is submitted to my Department by the NTA later this year. The preliminary business case will then be brought to Government for its approval in line with the Public Spending Code.