Ceisteanna Coitianta

As well as Iarnród Éireann being committed to this project, it is provided for in the Programme for Government, the National Development Plan and the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area. Ultimately all projects are dependent on Exchequer funding for financing. Subject to receipt of Railway Order approval from An Bord Pleanála and approval of the Project Business Case by Government, the project will go ahead.

 

Some vegetation management and cut back of trees will be required to accommodate the new overhead line electrical equipment (OHLE) and infrastructure. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will assess the impacts of vegetation removal and propose mitigation measures as appropriate. Tree clearance will be undertaken in accordance with seasonal constraints and where this is not feasible trees will be examined by an ecologist to determine the presence of nesting birds and bats in advance of any felling or clearance. A landscape plan will be developed for the scheme to mitigate impacts.

The DART+ West project will only undertake works within the lands specified within the railway order. Planting on private lands will not form part of the project. A landscape and visual assessments will be undertaken as part of the design and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. Where the assessments determine that visual screening is required this will be provided within Iarnród Éireann’s lands or lands to be acquired by Iarnród Éireann as part of the railway order process.