Written answers

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Rail Network

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a business case for a project (details supplied). [1124/22]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Cork Light Rail project is actually at an earlier stage of development than Preliminary Business Case stage as referred to by the Deputy.

As previously informed, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has submitted the Strategic Assessment Report for Cork Light Rail to my Department, as required under the Public Spending Code.  This is known as Decision Gate 0 under the Code and precedes the formal development of a Preliminary Business Case. My Department is currently engaging with the NTA on the matter.

The Code stipulates that the Strategic Assessment Report must be reviewed by my Department and the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform. It will then be submitted for my approval as this Decision Gate is a Ministerial approval point rather than a Governmental one.  

I can inform the Deputy that at project level an options selection study is underway to inform the development of an ‘Emerging Preferred Route’ which will then be subject to non-statutory public consultation later this year.

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