John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the location of the bus based park and ride facilities he is considering and has submitted as part of the mid term capital review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23896/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The National Transport Authority's (NTA) Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) 2016-2035 includes the planned development of a network of strategic rail-based park and ride facilities where rail services intersect with the national road network. In addition, at the end of May, the NTA will launch an important new initiative proposing a radical transformation of the bus system in the GDA that will involve, inter alia, the development of a network of 'next generation' bus corridors and a complete redesign of the network to be accompanied by a network of bus-based park and ride sites at strategic locations. 

I am seeking additional funding for public transport investment in the mid-term review of the Capital Plan to support these initiatives.  The extent to which the bus based park and ride network will be rolled out and the locations of the sites will be dependent on the level of additional funding that may become available for public transport following the completion of the mid-term review of the Capital Plan.