Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the construction of the A5 motorway. [3292/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The planning and implementation of the proposed A5 upgrade project is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland authorities. Following the quashing of the decision to proceed with the A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme in November 2018, the Department for Infrastructure has been progressing the necessary work to enable a fresh decision to be taken. A Public Inquiry concluded on 13th March 2020 and an Interim Inspector’s Report is under consideration at present.

The funding arrangements in relation to the A5 are governed by the commitments in the Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan - A Fresh Start and in the New Decade, New Approach document. The Government is committed to providing funding of £75 million (sterling) towards the cost of Phase 1a of the A5 upgrade scheme once the statutory planning process in Northern Ireland is concluded and construction commences.