Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 37: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money that has been spent on the construction of the Dublin Port Tunnel to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. As the Deputy is aware, the implementation of individual national road projects and the allocation of funding in relation to the construction or maintenance of such projects are matters for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Act, 1993 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. I understand from the NRA that the estimated final outturn cost of the Tunnel remains at €751 million.