An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-25
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Francis Noel Duffy (GP), Dublin South-West

The Minister has campaigned extensively for MetroLink and for improved sustainable transport for more than 25 years. As he knows, I have been campaigning for metro south west and have passed transport motions at regional assembly level, including on the opening of the Navan rail corridor and, in particular, the metro extensions to Knocklyon and UCD. The south-west Dublin area is chronically congested and becoming densely populated with strategic housing development schemes, among other planning applications. Dublin South-West is in need of improved public transport to give people better access to work, education and health. The impact of sustainable transport extends beyond the environmental benefits to include improvements to quality of life, productivity and opportunity. The programme for Government commits to prioritising plans for the delivery of MetroLink, Luas and other light rail expansion. When is it expected that the planning application for the airport-city metro will be lodged and when can we expect works to start?

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