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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 10, 2011

QUESTION NO.22

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if he will make a summary report on locations in the County, such as Clondalkin Village for example, where the Council has designated new or amended Taxi Ranks, in the last two years or so? 

REPLY:

The Council undertook to review the provision of taxi ranks in certain areas following the introduction of revised Control of Parking Bye Laws in 2010. The areas included in this review are primarily Lucan and Clondalkin although commitments were given to also examine the position in relation to Tallaght, Palmerston and Rathcoole. Amongst the concerns expressed at that time were the availability of spaces on the ranks; the location of the ranks  and the overflow areas where taxis waited prior to a booking or picking up a fair.

In the interim period a number of different proposals have been developed and presented for consultation. This process has been extensive but due to the nature of the competing interests progress has been slower than anticipated. Given the nature of busy locations any proposals for taxi ranks must meet requirements in minimising disruption to the normal operation of the road network in the village and achieve prime use by both the taxi drivers and customers.

A compromise proposal for Lucan has recently been presented to the relevant Area Committee which includes for the removal of the existing rank and its replacement with a rank in a more suitable location. Based on this experience and the feedback obtained to date from consultations, a comparable proposal is being developed at present for Clondalkin and will be presented to Members of that Area Committee shortly.