Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 161: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of A Platform for Change; if he remains committed to its full implementation; the way in which, in view of the gross underdevelopment of public transport infrastructure in Dublin, the reported standing down of two project teams in the Railway Procurement Agency is consistent with such a commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4756/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Dublin Transportation Office's report, A Platform for Change, provides the transport planning framework for the development of the transport system in the greater Dublin area up to 2016 and is being used by my Department to guide the preparation of a ten year transport investment framework. The Dublin Transportation Office has recently commenced preliminary work on updating A Platform for Change. I have asked my officials to ensure that the Dublin Transportation Office, in undertaking this work, focuses on a vision and strategy for Dublin's transport system beyond 2014, taking full account of those aspects of the ten year transport investment framework that are relevant to the greater Dublin area.

The Railway Procurement Agency has not stood down two of its project teams. However, its board decided in early 2004 that sufficient preliminary analysis had been done on the proposed metro and that it would be prudent to stand down technical, legal and financial advisors until a Government decision had been taken on the project.