Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The option is there. Brilliant. I will briefly focus on Portmarnock Station. A lot of work is going on there at present. It is great to see the development taking place as the population in the area has increased. I have made some requests, along with my council colleague, regarding the moving of validation poles, which has been done. I ask for an update on the work being done at the train station and how it is moving. Is it ahead of schedule? It includes the car park facilities. The second pin to that question is whether there is an update on bringing the old bridge linking the station to Drumnigh Manor into use again, as an active travel measure for a new growing area.

Many people in Portmarnock are finding it easier to get to Malahide to use the train station there as opposed to the one at Portmarnock, possibly due to the buses flowing that way more easily. Has Irish Rail done any analysis, maybe in conjunction with the bus providers, on whether we are maximising Portmarnock train station for residents? Are we pushing people to another train station because complementary public transport services are going that way?