I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 140 together.
Park and ride facilities are an element of the Dublin Transportation Office, DTO, transport strategy 2000 to 2016, A Platform for Change. There are two main types of park and ride facilities, bus-based, where scheduled bus services operate from purpose built car parks, and rail-based, where parking at rail stations can effectively widen the catchment of the rail services. There are currently a total of 576 parking spaces in the areas outlined by the Deputy. The DTO working group on rail-based park and ride, consisting of DTO, Iarnród Éireann, RPA and GDA local authorities, produced a strategy for the development of rail-based park and ride facilities in the GDA in November 2004.
I am acutely aware of the need to have adequate park and ride facilities in order to facilitate the modal shift from car use to the use of public transport. I am considering the findings and recommendations made in this strategy, which includes a recommendation for the provision of additional or enhanced parking facilities at various stations. I will address this matter in consultation with the relevant authorities.