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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, September 28, 2009

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor C. King

"To ask the Manager to report on the roll out of the current and proposed traffic calming schemes for the Tallaght area to include any funding issues that may have arisen since the last Council?"

REPLY:

Traffic Calming Programme (1) commenced in 2003 and comprised the provision of traffic calming measures in 4 residential cells and 4 roads that had specific traffic related issues in each of the 5 electoral areas in the County.  With regard to this programme in the Tallaght area the following 2 schemes have yet to be provided:-

(a)  Seskin View Avenue/Drive (Tallaght Central)

      Public Consultation commenced in 2005.  However the submissions received showed a divergence of opinion on the proposals.

(b)  Aylesbury/Cushlawn (Tallaght South)

      Part 8 proposals approved at County Council Meeting on 9th February 2009.  The construction of this traffic calming scheme is dependant on the identification  of  the necessary resources.      

Traffic Calming Programme (2) comprises 4  Schemes in each of the 5 electoral areas.  The selection of each Scheme is to be made by the relevant Area Committee.  The procedure being followed is that the No.1 Scheme in each of the 5 electoral areas is complete before work is finalised on the No. 2 Scheme.

The present position of Programme 2 in the Tallaght area is as follows:-

Schemes selected to date:-

(a)   Killinarden Estate, Knockmore Estate, Donomore Estate and Hazelgrove (Tallaght South).

(b)   Cloonmore Estate, DeSelby Estate, Kiltalawn Estate,  Saggart Abbey, Carrigmore, Corbally, Fortunestown  Lane, Verschoyle and Westbrook (Tallaght South).

(c)    Forest Hills and Rathlawns, Rathcoole - now in Clondalkin electoral area.

(d)  Dangan, Shelton, Muckross, Hillsbrook & Fernhill - this scheme was selected by the former Terenure/Rathfarnham Area Committee and is now located in the Tallaght Central electoral area.

On 25th March, 2009 the Council published details of proposed traffic calming measures in this area. The closing date for submissions was 5th June, 2009.

The Council received 74 submissions in relation to this proposed scheme and these are being examined.

The funding of the traffic calming programme is currently under review.