Transport | Update on the timeline for the electrification of the Maynooth rail line

To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of the timeline for the electrification of the Maynooth rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

REPLY

As the Deputy may be aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, including, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, the planning and implementation of the DART+ Programme covering the Maynooth line.

Noting the NTA’s responsibility in this matter and the specific issues raised by the Deputy, I have referred the Deputy’s questions to the NTA for a more detailed reply.  Please contact my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 days.