Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will approve the final transport strategy for the greater Dublin area. [21887/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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My predecessor approved the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016 - 2035 on 24 February 2016 pursuant to section 12(13) of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008.

Section 13(1) of the Act requires the National Transport Authority (NTA) to then prepare an integrated implementation plan which must be submitted for Ministerial approval within 9 months of the approval of the Strategy. The Act also requires the NTA to engage in a public consultation period in relation to its preparation of any such plan.

I can inform the Deputy that the NTA has commenced work on the plan and I look forward to its receipt in due course.