Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 279: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the Luas extension to Cherrywood and Bray; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 280: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Luas extension from the city centre to Liffey junction; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33324/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 281: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed metro west phase 3, Lucan to Blanchardstown; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33325/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 282: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Lucan to city centre Luas; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33326/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 283: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for metro west phase 4, from Blanchardstown to Ballymun; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33327/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 291: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed metro west phase two, Clondalkin to Lucan; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33335/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 293: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for metro north; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33337/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 297: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for phase one of metro west, from Tallaght to Clondalkin; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33341/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 299: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the Sandyford Luas line extension to Cherrywood; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33343/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 301: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Luas extension from Connolly to the docklands; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33345/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 302: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for the proposed Luas extention from Tallaght to Citywest; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33346/05]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 310: To ask the Minister for Transport the start and completion date for proposed joining of the Tallaght and Sandyford Luas lines in the city centre; if this project will be a public private partnership; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33354/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 to 283, inclusive, 291, 293, 297, 299, 301, 302 and 310 together.

I announced a new transport investment programme, Transport 21, on Tuesday, 1 November. This ambitious programme underlines the Government's commitment to develop a world-class transport system for the 21st century. The Minister for Finance and I engaged extensively on the preparation of this landmark framework which involves the investment of over €34 billion in current prices in the ten year period 2006 to 2015.

I include a table which will show the completion dates of each metro or Luas project. The table also shows the metro and Luas projects which will be funded by public private partnership.

The commencement date for each project is a matter for the Railway Procurement Agency, subject to compliance with the relevant statutory provisions and procedures. As each project will be subject to a competitive tendering process, it would not be in the public interest to disclose the estimated cost of individual projects.