COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 08, 2012

QUESTION NO.12

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

To ask the Manager to update members on the proposals to connect the Dublin Bike Scheme to South Dublin County?

REPLY:

The NTA in a recent meeting has advised that the Dublin Bike Scheme in it's current format is unlikely to be extended to South Dublin County.  This is primarily because the existing scheme is based on a fixed arrangement between Dublin City and a single supplier.  The NTA further advised that it has been decided to tender alternative format schemes for the four regional cities (Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford) initially, and the outcome of this process will inform how the Dublin Bike Scheme may be replicated elsewhere in the Dublin Region.  It is intended that the NTA will fund the capital cost of the schemes and that the operational cost will be a matter for the local authorities.  They indicated that it will be possible to provide more information in the New Year.