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Thu 10 Oct 2008Dempsey defends practicality of Metro North
MINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey strongly defended the Government's proposed north Dublin metro line linking the airport and Swords to the city centre.
"The investment involved in Metro North should not be considered in the light of the 30-year period during which we will pay for it under the public-private partnership, but in the light of the fact that the system will serve the needs of the people for 50 or 100 years," he said.
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