John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 39: To ask the Minister for Transport the reports he has received on the proposed south eastern port access road in Dublin city; the proposed function of such a road; and the estimated cost for its completion. [15662/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The National Roads Authority, NRA, completed a preliminary design and financial study of an eastern bypass of Dublin city in 2002 and a copy was submitted to my Department. The further development of the proposals will be considered in the context of the multi-annual transport investment plan currently being prepared by my Department.

Given the likely scale and cost of any proposals —€1.4 billion, 2002 prices — to undertake an eastern bypass, Government approval of such proposals would be required.