Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on completing the feasibility study on extending the Luas Line from Liffey Junction, via Finglas to Sillogue; the budget for the feasibility study; the amount spent to date; and the time scale for the completion of the project. [8188/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Transport 21 provides for a Luas line from the City Centre via Broadstone to Liffey Junction in Cabra to be completed in 2012. The Dublin Transportation Office's "A Platform for Change" provides for a continuation of this line via Finglas to Sillogue and Transport 21 contains funding for a feasibility study to be undertaken by the Railway Procurement Agency on such a future extension. However it would be premature to commence work on this feasibility study until the route for the line from St. Stephen's Green to Liffey Junction is decided.

While Transport 21 involves a very large commitment of financial resources, these resources are also finite and funding for the construction of a Luas extension from Liffey Junction to Finglas is not included in the ten-year envelope.