Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 334: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the work that is being undertaken by his Department to deliver the European Rail Traffic Management System project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36199/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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There is no mandatory requirement to deploy the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on the Irish rail network. Decisions regarding the deployment of ERTMS on the Irish rail network are a matter for Irish Rail. I understand from Irish Rail that any decision on the deployment of ERTMS will be considered and planned on an asset renewal basis into the future having regard, inter alia, to the carrying out of a cost benefit analysis on each route as the occasion arises.