Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 331: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects extra parking facilities adjacent to Leixlip, Maynooth, Hazelhatch, Sallins, Kilcock and other rail stations throughout County Kildare to be available and fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16568/06]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 333: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to encourage the use of commuter rail transport from Enfield, Kilcock, Maynooth, Leixlip, Confey, Hazelhatch, Sallins, Newbridge, Kildare and Monastervin in County Kildare with particular reference to the need to provide extra parking facilities at the rail stations concerned or on upgrading a shuttle bus service in lieu thereof; if this can be achieved at the present time or in the context of Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16570/06]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will issue direction to Iarnród Éireann with a view to providing a proper shuttle bus service to the various commuter rail stations with a view to the encouragement of rail transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16572/06]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 339: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which he proposes to encourage the optimum use of the rail commuter network in view of the limited parking facilities in the vicinity of rail stations; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16577/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 331, 333, 335 and 339 together.

I understand from Iarnród Éireann that it is currently developing a prioritised car park development programme which will take due account of a strategy drawn up by the DTO for the development of rail-based park and ride facilities. The provision of car parking facilities at rail stations in Leixlip, Hazelhatch, Sallins, Kilcock, Enfield, Confey, Maynooth, Newbridge, Kildare, Monasterevin and other rail stations throughout Co. Kildare will be considered in that context.

Also as part of the Kildare Route Project car parking facilities will be made available at the new stations proposed as part of the upgrading of the route i.e. Adamstown, Kishogue, Fonthill Road and Parkwest.

In relation to the provision of shuttle bus services, to rail stations, the company informs me that such services are currently provided at Sallins for Naas and Hazelhatch for Celbridge, along with a number of feeder buses to DART stations in the Dublin area. Other opportunities for bus shuttle and feeder services to railway stations will be considered by Iarnród Éireann on a case by case basis.