Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to the delivery of the A5 road development in each of the years 2019 to 2023; the estimated cost of delivering the project; and the expected timeline for completion. [15532/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The planning and implementation of the A5 project is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland authorities. The Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan - A Fresh Start - reaffirmed the Government's commitment to provide funding of £50 million for the A5 project and committed an additional £25 million to ensure that Phase 1 of the project (Newbuildings to north of Strabane) can commence as soon as the necessary planning issues have been resolved by the Northern Ireland authorities.  In this context the commencement of this project has been subject to various legal challenges.

Under the 2017 Capital Plan Review provision was made for my Department to meet the Government's €75 million (sterling) funding commitment under the Fresh Start Agreement in the period 2019 to 2021.