Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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765. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 16 February 2017, if he will answer the last part of the question (details supplied) [10046/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As part of the Fingal/North Dublin Transport Study which recommended new Metro North as the optimum transport solution on the Swords/Airport/City Centre corridor, the technical and operational feasibility, environmental impact and cost of each short-listed scheme was developed. The preliminary economic analysis in this Study established a comparative benefit to cost ratio of the new Metro North option as 1.5, thus indicating that it was the economically preferable option.

As outlined to the Deputy in my response to Question 295 of 16 February 2017, it is now intended that - after completion in 2018 of a public consultation process on a final route and station configuration - a preliminary business case for the New Metro North scheme will be finalised. It is expected then that the detailed business case for the scheme would be developed in 2019 which, among other things, will include a Cost Benefit analysis. In line with the requirements of the Public Spending Code, the final decision to proceed (or not) with the project could then be taken and will be subject to this detailed business case.