Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount spent by the Railway Procurement Agency to date in developing a metro for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28528/04]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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To date, the Railway Procurement Agency has spent €7.5 million on the metro project.

In late 2001 and early 2002, the RPA engaged financial, legal, technical and transport consultants to assist in developing the metro project. A number of tasks have been completed including a full alignment study; detailed alignment design; detailed transport modelling; a cost benefit analysis; detailed capital cost estimates and benchmarking; full assessment of potential development contributions; detailed risk analysis of the project; development of a procurement strategy; financial modelling; appraisal of project cashflows; business case development; design feasibility studies for underground stations; archaeological studies; market consultation with potential bidders; pre-qualification of bidders; preliminary drafting of tender documents; EIS scoping; detailed risk assessment of twin versus mono bore tunnel and operational design. No expenditure has been incurred since February 2004.