I am delighted to welcome the approval from An Bord Pleanala of the DART extension to Maynooth and the electrification of the line right into city centre. This, along with the DART SouthWest on the Hazelhatch line, has been one of my priorities since I was appointed a Minister in the Department of Transport. The approval concerns the line only, there are still some issues to be worked out re the planned depot at Kilcock, I am engaging on those through my department and with Irish Rail and would expect that a follow up application can be made for that aspect of the project later. But the big news today is that DART West is underway and the DART to Maynooth is now officially happening!