Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made on the metro north project; the amount of funding that has been spent on the project to date; the amount of funding that will be provided to progress metro north in budget 2017; when the current stage is expected to be completed; and when he expects the construction phase to commence. [32308/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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Funding has been made available under the Government's Capital Plan "Building on Recovery Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021" for planning, design and construction of new Metro North.  Funding in the initial years of the Capital Plan is for planning and design work with construction expected to commence in 2021 with a view to delivering the project by 2026/2027. The Programme for Partnership Government commits to proceeding with the New Metro North project.  It is estimated that the project will cost in the region of €2.4 billion (excluding VAT).

The NTA and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) have commenced preparatory work on planning and design of new Metro North and a dedicated project Steering Group has been established which is meeting on a regular basis.