Rail Users Ireland Forum

Go Back   Rail Users Ireland Forum > General Information & Discussion > Events, Happenings and Media
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

 
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Unread 05-05-2010, 23:56   #1
Colm Moore
Local Liaison Officer
 
Colm Moore's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 5,442
Default [Article] Iarnród Éireann failed to tell Minister of Dart delay at meeting

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...269793618.html
Quote:
Iarnród Éireann failed to tell Minister of Dart delay at meeting
MARIE O'HALLORAN

IARNRÓD ÉIREANN failed to tell Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey about a major delay in completing the Dart underground when he met them hours before the company made the announcement.

Mr Dempsey told the Dáil that he heard about the decision at lunchtime yesterday. “I was with the board of CIÉ this morning but the matter was not mentioned,” he said. But he added, “as far as the Government is concerned, there has been no postponement”. He said the two “priority public transport projects are the Dart interconnector and Metro North”.

Iarnród Éireann blamed planning delays for the postponement of the €2 billion project until 2018. The 7.6km Dublin underground rail link or interconnector will join the docklands with Heuston Station and Inchicore through underground stations.

Mr Dempsey told Fine Gael transport spokesman Fergus O’Dowd during Dáil question time that the delay “was not mentioned to me even though a presentation was made regarding the Dart interconnector at this morning’s meeting”. He said: “I don’t know how the statement could be made in relation to planning because – again, if I’m wrong I’ll stand corrected in relation to this – but I understand that the statement that was made that because of delays in the planning process that it was likely to go out to that time.

“But I don’t know how anybody could make a statement like that – because nobody knows how long it’s going to be in the planning process.”

Mr O’Dowd had said costs, particularly relating to steel, had never been lower. “While it is obviously expensive to build an underground connector, it would never be less costly to do so than now,” he said. “Should the planning process relating to such a major infrastructural project not be accelerated?”

The Minister said, “I am unaware of any change the company has proposed on this matter.” He was aware of the statement “and I will seek clarification”.

Mr O’Dowd said it was “amazing” that the company would not tell the Minister of the delay in such an important project, and he described it as a “snub”.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...269793388.html
Quote:
...

Iarnród Éireann confirmed yesterday there would be a three-year additional delay to the planned opening of its Dart underground project.

Public consultation on the project, now not due to be completed until 2018, continues.

Meetings will be held between 5pm and 8pm on each of the following dates at these venues: Today: the Atrium, Civic Offices, Wood Quay; Monday, May 10th, the Alexander Hotel, Fenian Street; Tuesday, May 11th, Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham, Dublin 8; and Thursday, May 13th, Sean O'Casey Community Centre, East Wall, Dublin 3.
__________________
Colm Moore is offline   Reply With Quote
 


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 16:38.


Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.