Reply - M13 - Kishogue Railway station

COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

MOTION NO. 13

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

"That this Area Committee requests the Chief Executive:

To report on any requests from Irish Rail to enter negotiation in relation to the leasing or acquisition of council-owned land adjacent to Kishogue Rail Station for the purposes of formalising, repairing and opening of the car-park and access road to the station;
To contact Irish Rail with a view to inviting them to urgently enter negotiations for the leasing or disposal of the necessary lands at an affordable albeit reasonable price;
To write to both the Minister for Transport and the National Transport Authority with a request that they support and fund the leasing or acquisition by Irish Rail of lands from the Council along with provision of funding for necessary repairs works to the car-park and access road."

REPORT:

To date there have been no requests from Irish Rail to enter into negotiations in relation to the leasing or acquisition of council owned land adjacant to Kishogue Rail Station. The land adjacent to Kishogue railway station is not in Council ownership and the location of the current surface car park and temporary access road is located on land currently registered to Shelbourne Developments Ltd. on foot of a land transfer agreed by S 183 in November 2006. . It is understood that a licence was issued to Irish Rail during construction of the station to build the temporary car park and temporary access road. In accordance with a later agreement the Council are currently seeking the re-transfer of the property, including the area subject to the licence, into Council ownership.

A proposal to provide 350 park and ride spaces for Kishogue station as part of a larger development on adjacent lands was granted permission under SD09A/0149 but did not progress due to the economic downturn.

The location of the permanent car park for Kishogue railway station in the Rail Order was located on land to the South of the train station and formed part of the Rail Order acquisition.

This Council has written to the Minister of Transport as requested by the members and his reply states that a review will not be carried out until late 2017 - 2018 as to the viability of opening the station prior to development of the surrounding lands.