COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 09, 2009

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if he will advise if separate funding was received by the Council in respect of the inclusion QBCs on the Outer Ring Road, including signage etc., how much funding was received and if there are any ongoing discussions with the Quality Bus Network, Dublin Bus and the Department of Transport about the provision of bus services on these new QBCs?

REPLY:

The Council obtained a grant from the DTO  of €19.6 Miliion for the provision of the QBC on the Outer Ring Road. The €19 milllion was finally approved before Christmas following detailed assessment by the DTO and the Department of Transport for stages 2 and 3 of the Outer Ring Road scheme and related to the construction of the bus corridor and cycle track which could not have been provided from the Council's own resources. The balance of monies was paid following detailed discussions during the course of stage 1 of the scheme which was modified so that the bus corridor could be provided.

The Quality Bus Network office is an inter- local authority office charged with the provision of QBC's in the Dublin area and the Council have on going discussions with them and the DTO with regard to the provision of buses along this and other strategic bus routes, however, the provision of buses is a matter for Bus Atha Cliath and the Department of Transport. The matter has also been discussed at various committees of the DTO.