Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 49: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the proposed electrification of the Kildare line will only run as far as Hazelhatch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36016/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The electrification of the Kildare line as far as Hazelhatch is only one element of the investment programme to extend and improve capacity, frequencies and integration of services on the DART network. Complementary projects include the interconnector, the city centre station in the docklands, the electrification of the Maynooth and Dunboyne lines, as well as the northern line as far as Balbriggan, and the quadrupling of track on the Kildare line as far as Hazelhatch. The decision to limit the geographical scope of the DART network to Hazelhatch on the Kildare line is based on the view that service provision is sufficient to meet capacity demands in the medium term beyond 2015.