Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 847: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals for the development of the Navan railway line; and when funding for the development of the line will become available for the project. [40250/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Under Transport 21, the Navan railway line will be developed in two phases. The first phase will involve a spur off the Maynooth line at Clonsilla to Pace, beyond Dunboyne. Iarnród Éireann has already completed a feasibility study for this phase and funding for design and planning work will be provided by my Department in 2006. A railway order will be required to allow construction of the line to proceed. Under Transport 21, phase one is scheduled to be completed in 2009. Further studies will be undertaken by Iarnród Éireann in the near future in relation to phase two of the project, the extension of the line from Pace to Navan.