This is the submission that was made by Councillor Ray McAdam and I to An Bord Pleanala regarding this huge project and the impact in East Wall, North Wall and the inner city area.

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WHAT IS THE DART UNDERGROUND?
The proposed DART Underground is set to play a central role in Dublin’s commuter rail network. It is intended to link all existing and proposed rail modes into a single integrated and cohesive network. This project will see the construction of approximately 7.6km of underground tunnelling from Inchicore to East Wall where it will link up with the northern rail-line. The DART Underground will be one of the largest infrastructural projects ever built in this country.

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All organised by Joe Dowling for his daughter Christine for Crumlin Children’s Hospital.

I’ve spent the last few nights at public meetings across the constituency
dealing with really intense local issues. By intense I mean a resident
living beside a house that has around 30 people living illegally in it. Or persistent anti social behaviour in lanes behind homes.

The first meeting was in the North Strand, the second one was in Gardiner Street. Other engagements follow later in the week.

All of this has really impressed on me the real problems of urban living in the midst of an economic depression. Unemployment goes up, services are cut and ordinary city dwellers lose. Councillor Ray McAdam and I will be following up on these matters with the City Council but I really appreciate the frustration of residents and we’ll do all we can to help.

On a sunnier note the above is a photo that I took of St Joseph’s Church on Berkeley Road this morning. Sun shining, flowers blooming and beautiful buildings looking great.

I raised the status of St Laurence O’Toole national school in the Seanad last week. I am forwarding this material onto the local community and will help them in any way that I can.

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