John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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431. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision regarding the extension of the Luas to Bray, County Wicklow will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47782/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the implementation and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including Luas light rail projects.

The NTA's Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016-2035 provides a framework for the planning and delivery of transport infrastructure and services in the GDA over the next two decades that will be subject to a number of influencing factors including funding availability. The proposed sequencing of the delivery of the infrastructure elements of the Strategy includes a number of light rail projects, to further develop the light rail network in the GDA. These include a proposal for an extension of the Luas Green Line to Bray in the latter stages of this strategy. 

Building on from the Mid-Term review of the Capital Plan, Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021, the 10-year National Investment Plan to be published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in the near future will include funding envelopes for the period up to 2028. This will inform the successors to the current Integrated Implementation Plan developed by the NTA to support its Strategy and that will set out the investment priorities and proposals over this period. It is also noted that, subject to the availability of funding, future projects will be subject to appraisal and evaluation (including review of a detailed business case) under the Public Spending Code.