€300m spent on Metro to date

A totAl of €300m has been spent on Dublin’s various metro projects to date with construction work yet to take place.

These figures were provided by secretary general of the Deptaremnt of transport Ken Spratt who has said the spend on the Metrolink project to the end of March of this year was €115.3m, according to reports in the Irish times.

Mr Spratt said this is in addition to the €166m spent on the Metro North project with the last expenditure taking place in 2014.

Mr Spratt added that €67m of the €166m spent on Metro North “could be considered as lasting value expenditure that is still required for Metrolink”.

“of the residual €99m, approximately 28% of this amount, or €28m, was related to Railway Procurement Agency staff and associated expense costs.”

In his letter in response to a request for additional information by the Public Accounts Committee, Mr Spratt said an additional €18.6m was spent on the suspended Metro West to the end of 2012.