Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 655: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timescale in which he intends to sign the rail order for the completion for the Navan to Dublin rail line in order to safeguard the project from possible planning applications that could endanger the future completion of the rail line. [4767/12]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 658: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will sign the rail order for the completion of the Navan, County Meath, to Dublin rail line in order to fully safeguard the line from possible planning applications that could endanger its future development and to purchase the necessary lands to allow the construction to proceed when the project is reviewed in 2012. [4955/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 655 and 658 together.

As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Following the establishment of the National Transport Authority (NTA) on December 2009, the implementation and development of infrastructure projects in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), such as Phase 2 of the Navan Rail line, comes under the remit of the NTA. Noting this I have referred the Deputies question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.