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The public transport projects which are to receive capital funding within the Estimates 2007

Date: 06 December 2006

Dáil Question No: 127 *To ask the Minister for Transport the public transport projects which are to receive capital funding within the Estimates 2007; the relevant funds allocated to each project; and the nature of the works that will be undertaken. - Dan Boyle. (Nominated by: Eamon Ryan).

 

Answered by the Minister for Transport
(Martin Cullen) 

The 2007 Estimates assign €777 million to public transport investment under the Transport 21 programme.

The following initial allocations have been made but it is important to stress that these are subject to ongoing review over the course of the year as part of the Department’s active management of the Transport 21 allocations:

· Planning and implementation of LUAS and metro projects: €195 million

· The CIE capital investment programme, including the railway safety programme, planning and implementation of railway development projects and additional buses: €496 million

· DTO traffic management grants programme: €40 million

· Planning and implementation of integration measures in the Greater Dublin Area (ticketing, park and ride etc): €16 million

· Provincial traffic management and park and ride facilities: €15 million

· Public transport accessibility: €15 million.