Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 671: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding supplied from the European Union to the State to fund the development of the A5 road; the amount that has been spent; and his plans for any remaining funds. [35772/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Irish Exchequer is not in receipt of any EU funding in respect of the development of the A5 project.

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 672: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding supplied by the European Union to the State to fund the development of the DART underground; the amount that has been spent; and his plans for any remaining funds. [35773/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Dart Underground was allocated €10 million from the EU Ten-T Budget to cover the design and development process, geotechnical investigations and various surveys and studies that include topographical surveys, condition surveys, archaeological surveys and utility surveys. Most of the work for which funding was granted has already been completed and €5.5m has been claimed to date.

My Department and the National Transport Authority (NTA) are in discussions with the Ten-T Executive Agency regarding the phasing of the remaining payments now that the project has been postponed. Some further payments are likely to be received in the next 18 months. The amount spent to date on the project is €36.1m and any remaining expenditure will relate to orderly wind up activities and the bulk of this is likely to be drawn down by year-end.

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 673: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding supplied from the European Union to the State to fund the development of metro north; the amount that has been spent; and his plans for any remaining funds. [35774/11]

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 674: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding supplied from the European Union to the State to fund the development of metro west; the amount that has been spent; and his plans for any remaining funds. [35775/11]

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 675: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money that has been spent to date on the BXD, metro north, metro west, DART underground and the A5 road respectively. [35776/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 673 to 675, inclusive, together.

I am advised by the National Transport Authority (NTA) that the following amounts have been spent to date on the relevant public transport projects:

LUAS BXD - €10.8m

Metro North - €153.2m (including accruals of €5m)

Metro West - €18.3m

DART Underground - €36.1m

I would point out that there will be further costs associated with the orderly deferral of these projects. In the case of Metro North, the main item will be the works at the Mater Hospital which are required to be undertaken in order to preserve, ahead of the completion of the new Adult Hospital, the necessary clearance envelope for the subsequent construction of the underground Metro stop whenever it is decided to proceed with this project in the future. I believe it is important to carry out these works so that the Metro can be built at some point in the future without the requirement to close the Adult Hospital.

With regard to Metro West, any remaining expenditure will also relate to orderly wind up activities by year-end and there are no plans for additional expenditure beyond 2011. I expect to have full details of all outstanding costs for these projects by year-end. No funding has been sought or received from the European Union in respect of Metro North or Metro West. DART Undeground has been allocated €10 million from the EU TEN T budget for technical and preparatory studies and reports of which €5.5m has been claimed to date.

As regards the A5 project to date funding of £19 million (Sterling) has been paid by the Irish Government towards its planning. A further £3 million (sterling) is due to be paid in 2012 in conjunction with the achievement of the fourth project milestone - the completion of the Public Inquiry. As the A5 project is being implemented by the Roads Service of Northern Ireland, overall expenditure to date is a matter for them.