Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 810: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current spend on the Luas BXD project. [36085/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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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) in December 2009, the implementation and development of infrastructure projects in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), such as LUAS BXD, comes under the remit of the NTA.

The allocation for BXD for 2012 is therefore a matter for the NTA having regard to the current state of progress as regards the project which still awaits planning approval. The spend to end 2011 as reported to me by the NTA was €11.7 million.