Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 310: To ask the Minister for Transport the nature of the advice offered to him by way of the Atkins report with particular reference to the need to increase the height of the port tunnel; if he proposes to follow the advice given in the report in this regard; if not, the reason therefor; if he has studied any alternative proposals to meet the extra height requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12807/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Atkins Consultants were commissioned to review the feasibility, safety implications and cost of raising the height of the Dublin Port tunnel. The options for increasing the height of the tunnel were also considered by the National Roads Authority and by Dublin City Council. In addition, the contractor, NMI Consortium, priced the work that would be involved in increasing the height of the tunnel. It was clear from this work that raising the height of the tunnel would not be justified having regard to safety considerations and additional cost and delay factors and I announced my decision not to increase the height of the tunnel in October 2004. The Atkins report is available on my Department's website at www.transport.ie .