Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 345: To ask the Minister for Transport if the proposed Luas to Lucan in Transport 21 will follow the same route outlined in the 2001 DTO document Platform for Change, that is, Dolphin's Barn, Ballyfermot, Quarryvale, Ballyowen, Esker and Lucan village as there are some local concerns regarding the loss of road space in the Lucan area. [12827/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As the document makes clear, the DTO's A Platform for Change provides an overall planning framework for the development of the transport system in the greater Dublin area. It is not, nor was it ever intended to be, a detailed blueprint for each of the projects. It intended that each project should be taken through a detailed planning process, including route selection. Therefore, the route shown in the DTO's document should be regarded as strategic in character only.

The Railway Procurement Agency will undertake the detailed planning of the Lucan line and this will include appropriate public consultation. The initial phase of public consultation will place emphasis on the issue of selecting the best overall route option. The final route will only be determined following completion of the relevant statutory procedures.