▁| ▁access date ▁= ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁| ▁quote ▁= ▁the ▁[ D ART ▁Under ground ] ▁project ▁having ▁been ▁sh el ved ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁[ in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁does ] ▁not ▁have ▁government ▁fund ing ▁[ and ] ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 - year ▁National ▁Development ▁Plan ▁published ▁earlier ▁[ in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ] }} </ ref > ▁The ▁National ▁Development ▁Plan ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 2 7 ▁propos es ▁that ▁a ▁route ▁for ▁the ▁proposed ▁tunnel ▁and ▁line ▁be ▁established ▁within ▁that ▁period , ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁any ▁fund ing ▁for ▁works ▁or ▁other ▁develop ments . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁plans , ▁which ▁propose ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁elect r ified ▁Dublin ▁Area ▁Rap id ▁Trans it ▁( D ART ) ▁network , ▁project ed ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁tunnel ▁between ▁He ust on ▁Station ▁and ▁Pear se ▁Station . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁planned ▁to ▁leave ▁an ▁existing ▁line , ▁via ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Park ▁T unnel , ▁idle ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁scheme ▁being ▁built . ▁This ▁line ▁however ▁was ▁subsequently ▁re open ed , ▁connecting ▁He ust on ▁station ▁with ▁Dublin ' s ▁D ock lands ▁- ▁a ▁cross - city ▁connection ▁which ▁the ▁D ART ▁Under ground ▁scheme ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁achieve . ▁According ly , ▁when ▁the ▁Irish ▁Government ▁published ▁a ▁new ▁national ▁spatial ▁strategy ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ,