Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of plans to link the Luas lines in Dublin city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12620/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department engaged independent consultants Booz, Allen and Hamilton to review the proposal from Iarnród Éireann that the Broadstone alignment be used for suburban rail services. I received the report of the independent consultants some weeks ago.

Having considered the report I wrote to the Dublin City Manager, the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) and CIE on the 4th of February indicating that I was minded to mandate the RPA to proceed with planning the delivery of a Luas Line from St. Stephen's Green to Liffey Junction and using the old Broadstone Railway alignment. I gave the agencies an opportunity to make written submissions to me before I finalising my decision. I recently received the written submissions of the agencies and I will communicate my final decision to them shortly.