Labour's Transport Spokesperson Duncan Smith has said the funds spent to date are a 'national embarrassment'
A Cabinet Minister has defended the money spent on MetroLink in Dublin, but said a final cost won't be known until it goes to tender.
MetroLink consists of a new fully segregated railway, most of which will be underground, between the Swords and Charlemont areas of the capital.The route will also serve Dublin Airport - the first rail link to the country's largest airport - as well as major educational campuses.The National Transport Authority has said the cost is similar to the design and planning for other major international projects.
"It is well-known by anybody in relation to capital projects that, generally, around 15% of the total budget is spent on design, tech costs and the like."Minister Harris said we have to get the project right.
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