At Risk of Delay

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At Risk of Delay

No.	Action	Proposed Output	SMP Deadline	Status	Progress	ASI
12	Commence delivery of DART+ Programme. (Complements Climate Action Plan (CAP) action 246)	2022 DART+ West: Railway Order application submitted. DART+ South West: Railway Order application submitted. DART+ Coastal South: First round of public consultation completed. DART+ Coastal North: First and second rounds of public consultation completed. 2023 DART+ Coastal North: Railway Order application submitted. DART+ Coastal South: Second round of public consultation. DART+ Coastal South: Railway Order application submitted.	2023 Q4	At Risk of Delay	DART+ West and DART+ South West Railway Order applications have been submitted. The consultation timeline around DART+ Coastal North has lengthened in order to take account of first-round submissions, and the second round of consultation on consideration of submissions is ongoing. Its Railway Order application is planned for Q4 2023. Since initial publication of the SMP in April 2022, DART+ Coastal South has been the subject of further consideration which has resulted in a change in scope for this element of the DART+ programme.	Shift
22	Commence delivery of BusConnects network redesign in the five cities. (Complements CAP actions 239, 240)	2022 Network of Cork and Galway services finalised. 2023 Network of Limerick and Waterford services finalised. 2025 Dublin BCNR Phases 1-11 implemented (phased implementation on an annual basis). Cork BCNR fully implemented. Galway BCNR fully implemented.	2025 Q4	At Risk of Delay	The Cork BusConnects network was published in June 2022. It is expected that the new network will be fully operational by the end of 2024. The NTA published its draft new bus network for Galway in April 2023. Consultation on the draft ran until June. The redesign will be finalised in the coming months and the new network will be rolled out from 2025. Design work has commenced on the review of Limerick bus network with public consultation completed during Q1 2023. Work has commenced on Waterford bus network redesign. Dublin network redesign is being rolled out over 11 phases to 2025, of which 5 have been implemented. The timeline of subsequent phases is dependent on the availability of driver resources.	Shift

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24	Commence delivery of MetroLink. (Complements CAP action 247)	2022 Railway Order application submitted. 2025 MetroLink enabling works contracts commenced (subject to Government approval and planning consent).	2025 Q4	At Risk of Delay	Railway Order application was submitted in Q3 2022, but recruitment of required expertise/resources will be key to timely delivery of this action.	Shift
40	Develop demand management scheme for the Greater Dublin Area.	GDA demand management scheme developed and published.	2023 Q4	At Risk of Delay	The development of this scheme may stretch into Q2/ Q3 of 2024, to align with national demand management strategy.	Avoid
72	Amend Section 17 of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 to establish a National Transport Authority Advisory Council.	Legislation amended	2023 Q4	At Risk of Delay	Work has begun to scope what legislative amendments are required, but constraints on Oireachtas time may impact on final delivery date.	Shift
75	Extend the statutory transport planning remit of the National Transport Authority to the metropolitan areas of Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.	Legislation to extend remit introduced.	2023 Q4	At Risk of Delay	Work has begun to scope what legislative amendments are required, but constraints on Oireachtas time may impact on final delivery date.	Avoid
83	Rollout of Next Generation Ticketing (NGT) on all PSO bus services operating in Dublin.	2023 NGT contract awarded 2025 Implementation of first bus route with NGT.	2025 Q4	At Risk of Delay	To allow sufficient time for dialogue with each bidder, the contract award date will likely shift to Q1 2024. However, it is not currently anticipated that this will have a negative efef ct on overall delivery of the action.

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