The Minister for Transport is being urged to incorporate the construction of the DART Underground as part the Governments next round of capital project funding.

Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Kildare North Cllr James Lawless said the construction of DART Underground offers enormous benefits for commuters and businesses in the Greater Dublin Area.

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Cllr Lawless said: "The DART Underground is the only project that offers the opportunity to provide an underground link between the existing DART line in Dublin and the Western rail line which currently terminates at Heuston station, nearly 3km away from the city centre.

"The construction of an underground rail link into the city centre will have enormous benefits for commuters in Kildare and beyond. The DART Underground will allow commuters to directly access the city centre without having to change service at Heuston station. It will reduce commuting times, vastly increase rail capacity and will encourage people to use public transport instead of driving into the city."

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