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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

QUESTION NO. 18

QUESTION: Councillor E. O'Brien

To ask the Chief Executive Officer for an update on the projected opening of Kishogue railway station and in particular to outline if there are any actions outstanding at County Council level to facilitate the opening of the station and what contact there has been with TII/Irish Rail to ensure the timely opening of the station.

REPLY:

The Kishogue Railway station was built to design standards from the early 2000’s and in advance of opening the station, upgrade works are required to bring the station in line with current standards. Irish Rail are currently doing the design work to identify what works would be needed to open the station and they hope to finish that this year. Once that work is complete, Irish Rail will be taking a decision on how best to proceed.

Notwithstanding this, it should be noted that Clonburris Planning Scheme’s phasing requirements provides for the following:

Phase 1A, 0 – 1,000 units: Agree the timeline for opening.

Phase 1B 1,001 – 2,000 units: Station to be opened.

This will be closely monitored as the SDZ is being delivered, whilst there will be ongoing engagement with Irish Rail and the NTA in relation to progress on any future opening dates for the station. Elected Members will be briefed on this as part of the quarterly SDZ briefing sessions.