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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

"That this Committee, noting that it is now more than 2 years since councillors raised the issue of the provision of taxi-rank spaces in Lucan Village, that this resulted in the realization that there were no taxi bye-laws for the County or any part of it, recognises the work done by officials in preparing draft taxi bye-laws and identifying potential additional taxi-rank and taxi-queuing spaces, nevertheless is concerned that apart from the provision of 1 additional taxi rank space, the whole issue of taxi-ranks, regulation of taxis using other locations to wait for a place in the rank etc.., is unresolved and requests the Manager to make a Report on the work done by the Council, and in particular, advising the Committee on when the introduction of taxi bye-laws in Lucan, which are needed by An Garda Siochana to prevent taxis waiting in residential areas and causing disturbance and inconvenience to residents, are likely to come into force."

REPORT:

Lucan village was to be the pilot for developing a Taxi ByeLaw template for the County

This matter of taxi ranks and waiting areas has been on the Area Committee agenda for some time and despite numerous options being considered it has not been possible to agree a specific location for a taxi rank and waiting area at committee level. The existing 4 taxi spaces are available on an interim basis as there is no byelaw.

The options put forward for a taxi waiting area included, Lucan Road , LeixlipRoad and Main street in front of the shops, all of which were unacceptable to varying degrees. The process was to be considered further as part of the overall Lucan traffic study funded by way of an NTA  grant which has not yet been finalised. The whole process needs to be reviewed and discussed again with the members to identify locations acceptable to the majority of stakeholders.