Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 426: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that the Dublin Port tunnel will not open until December 2006, as articulated by the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35189/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects, including the Dublin Port tunnel, is a matter for the National Roads Authority, NRA, and the relevant local authorities. I understand from the NRA that the primary construction work on the tunnel is expected to be completed in December 2005 and that the tunnel will be open to traffic by mid-2006, following the testing and commissioning of its operational and safety features.

I am not aware of any statement by the Minister for Finance in regard to the completion of the Dublin Port tunnel.