Luas to be on time, says Minister

Updated: 17:12, Monday, 1 September 2003

The Luas project will be finished on time and on budget, according to the Minister for Transport, Séamus Brennan.

Séamus Brennan Luas will start on time Séamus Brennan Luas will start on time
Play Stop
6.01 News: Gareth O'Connor reports on Opposition criticism that the project is turning into a farce
6.01 News: Gareth O'Connor reports on Opposition criticism that the project is turning into a farce
Play Stop
9.00 News: Gareth O'Connor reports on the political row brewing over the Luas project
9.00 News: Gareth O'Connor reports on the political row brewing over the Luas project

Related Stories

Transport Minister Séamus Brennan has said he has been told by the Railway Procurement Agency that the Luas Project would be finished within budget and on time.

The minister was responding to reports that the contractors building the system were claiming extra funds to complete the project.

Mr Brennan said it was his information that the Sandyford line would be completed by July 2004 and the Tallaght line by August 2004.

It is now estimated that the Luas project will cost in the region of €765 million.

Minister Brennan said people would be proud of Luas when it was up and running next year.

Highlights  

  • Prime Time

    With violence on the pitch and secret payments off it, Katie Hannon looks at the problems facing the GAA

  • The Frontline

    Pat Kenny and guests examine the potential risks and benefits of getting oil and gas from drilling and fracking

 

Live Player

  • watch live

    news2day

  • Next

  • 13:00 - 13:25

    RTÉ News: One O'Clock and Weather

  • 13:00 - 13:45

    RTÉ Radio - News at One (Studio Webcam)

  • Later

  • 16:25 - 16:35

    news2day

  • 17:40 - 18:00

    Nuacht RTÉ

Also in the News  

  • Blaa Blaa Blaa

    The Finance Act has been revised so that the definition of bread includes the traditional Waterford Blaa, exempting it from VAT

  • Spring Sing

    A group of Dublin students are carrying out a novel experiment to investigate if singing to plants makes them grow faster

  • Turf Cosmetics

    Morning Ireland speaks to a builder who has gone from mixing cement to mixing turf into beauty products

 

In Focus  

  • Care Allowance Reviews

    The number of families that have had their special allowances for disabled and autistic children withdrawn has tripled in the past year

  • Credit Card Debt

    The average credit card debt in Ireland stands at €1,330, down only marginally from 2008 when credit card debt peaked

  • Anglo's Art

    Anglo Irish Bank's art collection is of little value, but the signage is to go on display at the Irish Museum of Modern Art

  • Falling US Unemployment

    Unemployment figures are moving in the right direction in the US, with more jobs than expected created in January

 

Documentary on One  

  • The Continentals

    An Australian cabaret band called 'The Continentals' was hugely popular at weddings in the 50s. 36 years on, the band has re-formed

  • Rita Ann and Mitzie Got Married

    A picnic in the woods, a walk on the beach - and a dream wedding

  • My Dear Cousin

    The story of a generation told through letters stretching over 50 years between two cousins in Dublin and America

  • A Bullet for the General

    Major General Hugh Tudor was commander of the infamous Black and Tans. But what became of him? A tale of fact and fiction