▁giving ▁authority ▁and ▁planning ▁appro val ▁exp ires . ▁A ▁High ▁Court ▁r uling ▁reduced ▁the ▁period ▁for ▁which ▁comp uls ory ▁purchase ▁order ▁not ices ▁could ▁be ▁issued ▁from ▁seven ▁years ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁months . ▁The ▁N TA ' s ▁Gre ater ▁Dublin ▁Area ▁draft ▁Transport ▁Str ategy ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁– ▁ 2 0 3 5 ▁published ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁expressed ▁the ▁desire ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁tunnel ▁completed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁over ▁all ▁D ART ▁extension ▁programme . ▁ ▁Del ays ▁and ▁status ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁I arn ród ▁É ire ann ▁anticip ated ▁that ▁if ▁construction ▁had ▁begun ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁tunnel ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁oper ational ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁I arn ród ▁É ire ann ▁submitted ▁an ▁application ▁to ▁An ▁B ord ▁P lean á la ▁for ▁a ▁Railway ▁Order ▁for ▁the ▁scheme ▁under ▁the ▁Transport ▁( R ail way ▁In frastr ucture ) ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 1 ' '. ▁Under ▁this ▁Act , ▁the ▁Board ▁charged ▁with ▁considering ▁planning , ▁environmental ▁and ▁property ▁issues ▁regarding ▁proposed ▁develop ments . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁government ▁de ferred ▁fund ing ▁the ▁project ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁decrease ▁in ▁capital ▁sp ending ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁at ▁the ▁earliest . ▁ ▁A ▁month ▁later , ▁in ▁December