Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 597: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason Donegal is not being included in the strategic rail review which would link Derry to Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33180/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Strategic Rail Review (SRR), which was completed in 2003, set out priorities for future rail investment which fed into the development of Transport 21, my Department's ten-year investment framework, which runs from 2006 to 2015. While the SRR considered possible developments in Donegal, in particular a proposed Derry-Letterkenny rail link which could, potentially be extended to Sligo, the SRR did not include this as a priority in its recommendations. As a consequence, no capital provision for rail developments in County Donegal was included in Transport 21.