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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TRANSPORTATION SPC

Thursday, February 26, 2009

HEADED ITEM NO.

Report from Economic Development and Planning Strategic Policy Committee

REPLY:

The following item has been referred to this Strategic Policy Committee by the Economic Development and Planning Strategic Policy Committee:

"The following item has been submitted by Mr. Noel O’Connor for consideration by the Committee:-

"While this Committee is fully supportive of the efforts to ensure the safety of school children in the vicinity of schools it nevertheless, is opposed to the introduction of a HGV ban in any area as it would be detrimental to the economic development of the County. Measures implemented must ensure the movement of all vehicles in the vicinity of schools is such that it provides a safe environment for children."

The following report was presented to the Committee:

In considering the above it is important:

(a) to ensure the safety of children in the vicinity of all schools in the County;

(b) to make the distinction between housing estate roads and regional and distributor roads;

(c) both regional and distributor roads operate to facilitate the movement of all traffic through the County, are fundamentally important to the competitiveness of the County, employment creation within the County and the current and future economic well being of the County.

If the Committee recommends these principals as a basis for a strategy in relation to the movement of HGVs within the County, the recommendation of the Committee will be forwarded to the Transportation SPC for further consideration.

Following a discussion, the Committee agreed that the Transport SPC be asked to make a policy recommendation to the Council, taking the foregoing into consideration

Cllr Corrigan opposed this proposal."

The matter is now before this meeting of the Transportation Strategic Policy Committee for consideration.