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)
- owned by partyGreen PartyParty
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-partyRoderic O'GormanOfficeholder
- owned by party → party member2-hop via green-partyMalcolm NoonanOfficeholder
- owned by party → party member2-hop via green-partyMaria DollardOfficeholder
- owned by party → party member2-hop via green-partyErika DoyleOfficeholder
- owned by party → party member2-hop via green-partyLourda ScottOfficeholder
- owned by party → party member2-hop via green-partyMarianne ButlerOfficeholder
- owned by party → party member2-hop via green-partyOliver MoranOfficeholder
- owned by party → party member2-hop via green-partyDan BoyleOfficeholder
- owned by party → party member2-hop via green-partyHonore KamegniOfficeholder
- owned by party → party member2-hop via green-partySean HartiganOfficeholder
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One-hop relationships derived from the entity records. Click any node to follow the link.
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
Every status claim above is backed by a primary source — follow a link to the source-of-truth document.
Evidence
- Green Party General Election Manifesto 2024 - Towards 2030Green Party·Retrieved 2026-05-21high
- Key points from Green Party election manifestoRTÉ·Retrieved 2026-05-21medium
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