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Unread 22-09-2015, 13:23   #1
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Full details here!
http://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/Statement_by_Minister_Donohoe_on_Dart_Underground. html

Prepare to be confused!

Seem to be looking for it to blow away.

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Unread 22-09-2015, 14:02   #2
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More confused than we started

1. DART underground as approved, shelved

2. There is no allocated funding to any element of the DART expansion plan

Only reason for the statement today is Irish Rail needed to know by end of business today to be able to serve CPO notices before the 24th
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Unread 22-09-2015, 14:13   #3
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RTE take on it
http://m.rte.ie/news/2015/0922/729525-dart-underground/

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The Government has decided not to go ahead with the DART Underground, however there are plans to extend the DART to Balbriggan by 2022.

Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe said he reviewed the business case for DART Underground and recommended to Cabinet that the tunnel as currently designed does not meet current transport needs.

The underground system would have cost €3bn.

The minister said plans to extend the DART to Balbriggan will be in the forthcoming Capital Plan, as well as electrification of lines into Dublin.
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Business case can be found here
http://www.nationaltransport.ie/news...ject-proposed/
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No indication of any funding for DART to Balbriggan, its not in any of the statements so far issued.

Other journalists present do not recall this during the questioning of the minister
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Only reason for the statement today is Irish Rail needed to know by end of business today to be able to serve CPO notices before the 24th
What sort of time frame will be on those now?
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