Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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598. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with this Deputy to discuss the lack of progress of the Navan to Dublin rail line. [39395/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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​The National Transport Authority published its draft Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (2016-2035) on 15 October 2016. In appraising options for the Navan-City Centre transport corridor the draft strategy notes that, based on population and employment forecasts, the level of travel demand between Navan, Dunshaughlin and various stations to the City Centre is insufficient to justify the development of a high capacity rail link.

Instead, the draft strategy proposes an enhanced bus service along the M3/N3 which would be sufficient to meet future demand up to 2035, in conjunction with the development of a bus hub in Navan.

The draft strategy is subject to a statutory public consultation; members of the public and all interested parties are invited to review the proposals, and the supporting documentation, on the Authority's website () and to make submissions to the Authority, before the deadline of Friday, November 13, 2015.