Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

When will the Cork Luas project be brought forward?

Many innovative ideas have been tabled. Transport 21 includes Irish Rail's proposal for an interconnector to link Heuston and Connolly stations, but the timeframe is 2015. The Minister told the media that he would bring the date forward by five years, but the project is falling one year, two years or three years behind like other parts of the policy. In his response, will he explain to the House how he will fund the interconnector? I support the project, a good development that will become the backbone of the Dublin public transportation system, as stated by the former Minister, Deputy Cullen, at Transport 21's launch.

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