Commitment

Invest €10 billion to expand public transport

What this means

  • The Green Party promised to spend €10 billion to expand public transport across Ireland as part of their 2024 general election manifesto.[source][source]
  • The plan includes funding for BusConnects, which aims to improve bus services in major Irish cities for everyday commuters.[source]
  • The commitment also covers starting construction on Dublin MetroLink, a new underground rail line planned for the capital.[source][source]
  • DART+ upgrades and extensions to the Luas tram network are also included, which would benefit rail and tram users in Dublin.[source]
  • This was a promise made on 12 November 2024 and has not yet been delivered, so voters and watchdogs should track whether it is acted upon.[source]

Direct impact (1)

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

  • owned by party → party member2-hop via green-party
    Roderic O'GormanOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via green-party
    Malcolm NoonanOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via green-party
    Maria DollardOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via green-party
    Erika DoyleOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via green-party
    Lourda ScottOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via green-party
    Marianne ButlerOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via green-party
    Oliver MoranOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via green-party
    Dan BoyleOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via green-party
    Honore KamegniOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via green-party
    Sean HartiganOfficeholder

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Relationship map

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Status

Promised

The Green Party committed to a €10 billion plan to expand public transport, funding BusConnects and beginning construction on Dublin MetroLink, DART+ and Luas extensions.

Attribution & links

Origin
Manifesto
Policy area
Transport
Owning party
Green Party
Responsible body
Responsible officeholder
Linked mandate
First stated
2024-11-12
Last reviewed
2026-05-21

Evidence & sources

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Evidence

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