Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 October 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann
1:30 pm
Mr. Jim Meade:
That is a very good point. It means we can put in the capacity ahead of even starting the electrification process. We have just got permission from An Bord Pleanála for the DART+ West to Maynooth. We now have to go into the procurement phase of that. We are one year and a half away from putting shovels in the ground, whereas the timeframe is less than that for the new trains. As soon as the trains are ready, they can go on the existing network. We can give a lift in capacity in advance of the electrification being completed.
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