Written answers

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Bus Services

Photo of Denise MitchellDenise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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583. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to give a definitive answer on the bus rapid transit project as a number of important infrastructure projects along the Swords Road are being delayed on the basis that it is going ahead. [11303/16]

Photo of Shane RossShane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​The implementation and development of infrastructure projects in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and metro schemes, comes under the remit of the NTA.

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 which was published by the NTA in 2015.

The project has been included in the Government's Capital Plan 'Building on Recovery Infrastructure & Capital Investment 2016-2021' and the NTA has commenced initial work on the design and planning stages of the project in collaboration with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, and in line with their Project Management Guidelines.

The NTA have been asked 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 to address constraints arising along the corridor.

In its recently published Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) 2016-2035, the NTA indicates that bus-based measures will be considered to provide increased capacity in advance of new Metro North being constructed.  These may take the form of BRT, a BRT-type service or a conventional QBC type upgrade along the corridor or parts of the corridor. I understand from the NTA that any final arrangement will be designed to be complementary to the new Metro North scheme.

Noting their responsibility in the matter, I have referred your question to NTA for a more detailed reply.  Please advise my private office if you don't receive a reply within 10 working days.

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