THE Government has slashed over €10 billion from the planned spend on roads, railways, schools and other infrastructure for the next five years.

GIVEN the dire state of the economy, it would be sheer madness had the Government not wielded the axe on a raft of projects in its infrastructure and capital investment programme for the next five years.

The future of the National Children’s Hospital depends on a jackpot windfall from new lottery operators over the coming weeks, the Government has confirmed.

More than €200m has already been spent on transport projects being put on ice, most of it on Metro North and the Dart Underground.

Chambers Ireland has said that, while the Government’s priority in Budget 2012 must be to return the public finances to a sound position, capital investment must be prioritised as a means of unblocking bottlenecks and enhancing productivity.

The Government is halting work on Metro North, Metro West, DART Underground, the Navan Rail line, the Thornton Hall prison and the Monaghan to Derry road through Northern Ireland.

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar is reportedly considering introducing multiple tolls on Dublin's M50 motorway.

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has insisted that a new Dublin Bus airport service, revealed this morning, will not replace plans for the Metro North.

ONLY one of three major rail projects planned under Transport 21 is likely to go ahead during the term of the current Government due to a lack of funding.

An alternative transport strategy has been put forward today by a group of concerned citizens who say the Government's 'Transport 21' plan is inefficient and not cost-effective.

THE names of four international consortia bidding to win the lucrative multi- million euro contract to build an underground rail interconnector for Dublin have been announced.

The European Investment Bank has approved a €500m loan for the development of the proposed Metro North project in Dublin.

NEW commuter transport links will fundamentally change the face of Dublin and make it a commuter-friendly city, a meeting of international experts has heard.

MOTORISTS who travel across Dublin city centre via Dame Street are facing major disruption to their travel plans from next week with the introduction of a ban on cars using College Green during peak morning and evening rush hours.

INFORMED readers will readily accept most of Ivan Yates’s arguments and solutions in relation to the dire state of the public finances (May 21).

Funding for transport is to be cut by €315 million, it was confirmed this afternoon.

SIX major road projects due to get under way over the next two years have been postponed due to budget cutbacks.

The Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, has said today's Budget has ensured equity with respect to changes in tax.

More than 150 Dublin Bus routes will have to be changed to make way for the construction of the Metro North light-rail system.

Population and employment will double along the Metro North route over the next two decades, it was claimed today.

The Green Party will board a bus today to launch its submission to the Government’s transport strategy.

Commuters will have a say in the future of Dublin’s transportation system for the first time.

Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act have reportedly shown that the first metro line planned for Dublin city will cost more than €5bn.

The proposed route for the metro line planned for west Dublin has been revealed today.

The preferred route for Dublin’s Metro West will be unveiled later today.

A PROPOSED new rail line directly linking major population centres in west Dublin with Dublin Airport should persuade many car users to avoid using the M50, according to Transport Minister Martin Cullen.

Plans for a new Metro line for Dublin were unveiled today by Transport Minister Michael Cullen.

A high-powered executive body will be established within months to drive forward the new multi-billion euro transport plan in the capital, a senior minister said.