Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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772. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the construction of the Dublin metro line and DART underground; if the route and length of the DART underground is being re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10188/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​As I have outlined to the House on a number of occasions recently, funding for the Metro North project is provided under the Government's Capital Plan, allowing initially for the planning and design phases of the project, followed by the construction phase which is expected to commence in 2021 with a view to delivering the project by 2026/2027.

Funding has been also been provided in the Capital Plan for certain elements of the DART Expansion Programme, including the extension of the DART to Balbriggan, and for work on the redesign of the DART Underground tunnel. This work on the redesign is underway.