Minister for
#Transport Darragh O’Brien has secured Cabinet approval to establish a new statutory body dedicated to delivering
#MetroLink. Operating under the Minister’s remit, the body will manage the project’s construction and delivery, reflecting its national importance. Minister O’Brien thanked Transport
#Infrastructure #Ireland (TII) for advancing MetroLink through planning, design, procurement and consultation. The decision follows An Coimisiún Pleanála’s recent approval of the MetroLink
#Railway Order and the Government’s commitment to fund the project through the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund. A Department of Transport working group, including TII, the National Transport Authority and other departments, will now examine the practical and legislative steps required to create the new organisation. MetroLink will support 31,700 new homes and serve areas from Ballymun to Lissenhall, improving access to key destinations and
#Dublin Airport.
https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-transport/press-releases/minister-secures-government-approval-for-new-dedicated-metrolink-delivery-body/