Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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463. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to advance the Luas Lucan line project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35576/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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​Given the constraints on the public finances, a number of projects, including the extension of the Luas to Lucan, were deferred under the Government's 5-year capital programme, Infrastructure & Capital  Investment Programme 2012-2016 - Medium Term Exchequer Framework, published in November 2011. The National Transport Authority (NTA), which has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), is currently finalising a new draft Transport Strategy for the GDA covering the period 2015 to 2035. This will include a review of the public transport requirements for the Lucan area. It is intended that the NTA's draft Transport Strategy will  be available shortly for public consultation.

Delivery of projects prioritised in the draft Strategy will be dependent on the availability of funding, including from non-Exchequer sources.