Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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473. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the further preparatory work being carried out on the proposed Dublin Airport Luas-metro in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8019/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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​The 'New Metro North' scheme was chosen as the most appropriate public transport solution to address the future transport needs of the Swords/Airport/City Centre Corridor under the Fingal/North Dublin Transport Study carried out by the NTA in 2015. The scheme has been included in the Government’s new Capital Plan 'Building on Recovery Infrastructure & Capital Investment 2016-2021’. As I previously informed the Deputy, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has commenced initial work on the design and planning stages of the scheme in collaboration with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), and in line with their Project Management Guidelines.

TII have appointed a Project Director for the project and the first project steering group meeting took place at the beginning of March to discuss the scope and brief for the new revised scheme. Subject to compliance with the requirements of the Public Spending Code, it is expected that construction of the project would commence in 2021 with a view to delivery by 2026/27.