Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I draw the House's attention to the fact that the National Transport Authority, NTA, has submitted a planning application for DART south west to connect the Kildare line and upgrade it to a DART-like service to run through the Phoenix Park Tunnel at Heuston, through Cabra, Glasnevin and on to Connolly. This is a welcome development. Increased provision of reliable and affordable public transportation is obviously a key priority for all of us. One element that is disappointing in this railway order application is that despite the upgraded service running through Cabra, there is no proposal for a stop there. I understand the NTA has provided funding to Irish Rail to develop a station. There is an ideal spot in Cabra at Carnlough Road. It is an old cement silo site. Train tracks already run through the site and there is a siding. I ask the Deputy Leader to engage with the Minister for Transport and ask him to use his offices and those of his Department to get Irish Rail to bring forward its proposal, with the funding it has been provided, to deliver a stop for DART south west in Cabra at the time of that service going live.