COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 10, 2012

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

That this Council regrets the practice witnessed in recent weeks whereby road works have taken place in commercial areas but without any prior notice or consultation with local business, resulting in serious and in many cases avoidable disruption to local commercial life;  and requests the Manager to put in place a protocol, as part of the council’s business support programme, to ensure that local business which may be directly-affected by planned road works are consulted with and given prior notice such that, where possible, measures can be agreed to seek to minimise disruption to local commercial activity.

REPORT:

All upcoming roadworks are notified on the South Dublin County Council website. For larger schemes the SDCC website is the main mode of communication for residents.

Local businesses are  notified of  works prior to any work commencing. Major resurfacing works are generally carried out at night-time if possible so as to minimise the disruption to businesses, The Council regrets any inconvenience caused but these unavoidable repair works are essential and will  ultimately benefit local residents and businesses in that area.

The Council will examine in conjunction with the Communciations/PR unit to see how best we can provide information to the public and the business community for planned roadworks.