Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Renua Ireland)
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624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Metro North project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33235/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Decisions in relation to public transport infrastructure to serve the Swords/North Dublin corridor are being announced today in the context of the Government's new Capital Plan.  This will include a major programme of transport investment for the coming years.  In particular, the Plan will set out a comprehensive response to the public transport needs of the Greater Dublin Area, based on the updated analysis carried out by the National Transport Authority over the past year or so, including the Fingal/North Dublin Transport Study.

It is imperative that we invest in our transport system to ensure that we can meet growing demand and tackle congestion to support economic growth. It is also important that in planning our investment strategy, we plan appropriately so that areas which will see major development and population growth in the future such as Fingal will be properly served by public transport.  I am confident that the new capital plan will provide the investment required to meet these objectives.