Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the Minister asking me to forward a question to Iarnród Éireann. I could write to the chief executive officer of Iarnród Éireann but he might reply more quickly to the Minister. That is not good enough. I would like to know how a situation could arise where the Minister said that this remains to be part of the overall vision for the DART underground, yet the location and the siting has been sold. Where is the joined-up thinking? How can he dispose of a landholding that he will require in the long term?

The Minister said work on the redesign of the underground by way of a lower cost solution is progressing. When will that work be completed and when will it be at an advanced stage?

Has the Minister made any application to the Juncker fund, the €500 billion fund that is available from Europe for large-scale infrastructural projects, which is available at a reduced interest rate and would be of major benefit to a scheme such as the DART underground?

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