▁Stephen ' s ▁Green ▁and ▁sh el ved ▁in def initely ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ). ▁ ▁The ▁DR R TS , ▁if ▁completed ▁as ▁en vis aged ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁would ▁have ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁cross ▁sh aped ▁pair ▁of ▁t unn els ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁meeting ▁at ▁a ▁central ▁station ▁in ▁Temple ▁Bar . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁next ▁proposed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁as ▁an ▁' Inter conne ctor ' ▁in ▁the ▁Platform ▁For ▁Change ▁strategy ▁report ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁now ▁def unct ▁Dublin ▁Transport ation ▁Office ▁or ▁D TO . ▁ ▁A ▁Railway ▁Order ▁perm itting ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁by ▁An ▁B ord ▁P lean á la . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Minister ▁for ▁Transport ▁Pas ch al ▁Don oh oe ▁T D ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁both ▁the ▁D art ▁Under ground ▁and ▁Metro ▁North ▁projects ▁would ▁have ▁had ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁private ▁fund ing ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁built . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁estimated ▁project ed ▁cost ▁for ▁D ART ▁Under ground ▁was ▁€ 4 ▁billion , ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁provided ▁by ▁a ▁public ▁private ▁partners hip ▁arrangement . ▁Mr ▁Don oh oe ▁was ▁told ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁decide ▁on ▁whether ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁D ART ▁Under ground ▁by ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁when ▁the ▁Railway ▁Order