Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is my understanding that it is likely to be multi-storey. The Deputy is correct that as part of these improvements to the DART station, there is a temporary reduction in car park spaces, from approximately 270 to 170 spaces. There is a short-term reduction but, subject to planning permission, the current spaces are due to be replace with a more significant parking service.

Park-and-ride services have a role and are an important part of the various solutions. They may help to address some of the issues I mentioned on the approaches to the M50 where drivers cannot effectively get through because the roads are at full capacity. Park-and-ride facilities outside some of those locations may help to overcome that problem, particularly where we provide bus priority lanes in order to allow buses to get through quickly. I am not sure they are the ideal solution for a local area-----

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