The proposed railway works covered by the proposed Railway Order are subject to an environmental impact assessment procedure pursuant to the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 (as amended and substituted) (the "Act") and a Natura Impact Statement has also been submitted.
An Bord Pleanála is the competent authority responsible for making the decision whether or not to grant the order, from which relevant information can be obtained and to which comments or questions can be submitted.
An Bord Pleanála will consider any submissions by any persons, made in writing from 7th October 2022 to 5.30pm on 25th November 2022 and accompanied by a fee of €50 in relation to the draft Railway Order, or in relation to the likely effects on the environment and the likely significant effects in the area concerned with European Sites if any, of the proposed railway works. This fee is not payable by certain prescribed bodies or by persons whose lands may be acquired under the draft Railway Order.
Submissions must be lodged no later than 5.30pm on 25th November 2022 and must be addressed to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, D01 V902 and marked “Railway (Metrolink–Estuary to Charlemont via Dublin Airport) Order 2022”. Submissions can also be made on the An Bord Pleanála website at the following address: https://www.pleanala.ie/en-ie/observations
A copy of the draft Railway Order and the documentation accompanying the application may be inspected free of charge during normal office or opening hours from 7th October 2022 until the 25th November 2022 at:
The draft Railway Order and the documentation accompanying the application is available at: https://www.metrolinkro.ie.
Copies or extracts from the documentation accompanying the application for the Railway Order may be purchased on payment of a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making such copy or extract from:
Such purchase requests may be sent to Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Parkgate Business Centre, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8, D08 DK10 or info@metrolink.ie or by calling 1800 333 777.
The cost schedule and payment option for the purchase of documentation is provided here.
An Bord Pleanála may, at its absolute discretion, hold an oral hearing into the application for a Railway Order, under section 42 of the Act.
A person may question the validity of the decision of An Bord Pleanála by way of an application for judicial review in accordance with section 47 and 47A of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 (as amended and substituted) and under Order 84 of the Rules of the Superior Courts, 1986 (as amended) (S.I. No. 15 of 1986 as amended) and practical information on the review mechanism can be accessed under the heading ‘Legal Notices’ – ‘Judicial Review Notice’ on the Board’s website www.pleanala.ie or on the Citizen’s Information website www.citizensinformation.ie.