Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 440: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated by his Department under Transport 21 for the Pace to Navan rail line; the amount of money spent to date by his Department on this phase of the Navan to Dublin rail link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27296/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The planning and implementation of individual mainline rail development projects under Transport 21, including the Navan Rail Link is a matter for Iarnród Éireann. I understand from Iarnród Éireann that the position in regard to the Clonee/Dunboyne (Pace) section of the Navan rail Link is that the company expects to award a tender for the construction of the project in September. The position regarding the Dunboyne to Navan section is that Transport 21 provides, subject to compliance with the capital investment appraisal guidelines, for the construction of this phase by 2015.

My Department has paid grants totalling €5.195 million to Iarnród Éireann towards the cost of planning and design work on the Navan Rail Link.