Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport
All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann
2:00 am
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
I thank Ms Considine for that. I was delighted to hear her reference opening new stations. There is a new station at Woodbrook and there is a commitment to a new station in Cabra. Can Ms Considine talk about how Irish Rail makes a decision on a new station? For example, in Dublin 15, we are seeing a huge number of new housing developments. New land is being opened up at Kellystown. This is a site between Coolmine station and Clonsilla station. There is a reservation of land for what would have been metro west back in the day, so there is a site there. How are those decisions made? I know a lot of residents would love to see a new station opened there. What is the thought process and decision process within Irish Rail in determining when a new station is opened?
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