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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 09, 2016

QUESTION NO.2

QUESTION: Councillor B. Bonner

Could the Chief Executive investigate the possibility of the city bikes scheme being extended to locations in the county?  The Luas stops, particularly the terminus at the Square and the Red Cow stop would be particularly suitable for city bike locations, as would various areas on the Grand Canal greenway.  In order to promote tourism in the County, having bike stands at Hotels County wide would also be a good idea. So too would stands at strategic locations on the Dublin mountain way as access to the start points of the walk is difficult if one does not have a car.  Obviously the civic offices in Tallaght and Clondalkin would also be good locations.  The possibilities are endless if the scheme can be extended.

REPLY:

The feasibility of introducing a Bike Rental Scheme to the County has been examined by the Planning Section of the Local Authority in 2014.  In particular a feasibility study on introducing a Bike Rental scheme to the Tallaght Town Centre areas was examined, this report being funded by the NTA.  Provisional findings were that the initial capital investment would be of the order of €300,000 and depending on the level of sponsorship the annual operating cost could be up to €200,000.

At this stage there is no funding stream available for the project but the possibility of introducing a Bike Hire scheme, similar to the Dublin City model, particularly in the Tallaght Area remains on the agenda in our discussions with the NTA.