Emer Currie (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

I will direct my questions to Mr. Ryan and Mr. Creegan of the NTA. It sounds like the NTA is in a holding pattern of sorts at the moment. The budget allocations are coming next week. I hope the authority gets what it needs. When it comes to large infrastructural projects, the legal barriers to DART+ West have been dealt with so there are no barriers to progress. However, the Department of Transport is now required to prepare more detailed investment plans setting out delivery priorities and the funding envelopes available for transport projects over the next five years. What does that mean for the NTA? Where are we? What are the stages leading to getting shovels in the ground? I ask the same questions about BusConnects core corridors.