Rail Network
Seanad Éireann — 2026-01-29
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Mary Fitzpatrick (FF), Industrial and Commercial Panel

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit for the detailed response. I acknowledge the Government's commitment to funding transportation of €24 billion and the €12 billion for public transportation in particular. I accept the detailed report that is provided here in terms of the strategy and the requirements for works to be completed on DART+ West, Spencer Dock and Connolly Station to allow DART+ South West and the development of Cabra station to progress. On considering this in detail, it is apparent that work is already under way. I acknowledge that and I congratulate everybody who is involved in that.
I appeal to Government to look at the sequencing of this work as part of the project management of these projects to see what can be done to complete works in parallel as opposed to sequentially. Given where the Minister of State comes from, I know he understands the importance of public transportation for his constituency. When we consider all the people who are stuck on the M50 and our motorways trying to travel into and out of Dublin city, we need to get all those involved in delivering these public transportation projects to take a fresh look and put fresh energy and fresh ambition behind the delivery of really important public transport programmes like DART+ South West and DART+ West, which will electrify the line from Maynooth to Connolly Station, passing through Drumcondra as well as the new Cabra station.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-29