Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 284: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding his plans to expand the LUAS into the Broadstone, Constitution Hill areas of Dublin 7; the extent to which this has been co-ordinated with the Grangegorman Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25040/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I understand that the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) maintains a close working relationship with the Grangegorman Development Agency on the development of Luas Line D. The Chief Executive Officer of the RPA made a presentation to the Board of the Grangegorman Development Agency in May of this year outlining the role that Luas Line D would play in accessibility needs for the planned major campus development. I understand the Grangegorman Development Agency is strongly supportive of Luas Line D and the associated need for Line BX.

Dublin City Council is currently undertaking a traffic modelling exercise as part of its examination of revised traffic management arrangements in the city centre, which will be required for the delivery of the Luas city centre link (line BX), the further extension to Liffey Junction (line D) and also Metro North.

In addition, the RPA is considering ways of streamlining and combining construction works on these projects in order to minimise the impact on the city centre.

Following completion of further detailed design work and subject to a satisfactory outcome to the city centre traffic management planning work, the RPA plans to submit a Railway Order application for Luas Line BX to An Bord Pleanála next year. This will influence the timing of Luas Line D, the route for which will be decided having regard to the route of Line BX.