Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the provision of the bus rapid transit line from Swords in County Dublin to Dublin city centre; and how additional passenger demand will be met in advance of the completion of the metro north project. [34995/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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As recently announced, the provision of a new Metro North scheme linking Swords and Dublin airport with the city centre has been approved by Government and is included in the new Capital Plan. In that context, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has also been requested to keep the interim public transport requirements of the Swords/Airport corridor over the next 10 years under review with a view to ensuring adequate capacity to meet demand and address constraints along the corridor.

In line with its statutory remit, the NTA is currently finalising preparation of its draft Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) to cover the period 2015 to 2035. The draft Strategy will provide a framework for the planning and delivery of transport infrastructure and services in the GDA for the next two decades and will include consideration of BRT routes and bus priority measures. I understand that the NTA intends to publish the draft Strategy for public consultation shortly.