COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

QUESTION NO.9

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Chief Executive when construction work on the Dodder Greenway will commence; what works are planned for 2018; and to make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

"Further to the Part 8 approval for the Dodder Greenway Scheme (the Scheme), South Dublin County Council (SDCC) are currently preparing tender documentation for the procurement of design consultants to carry out the detailed design for the section of Dodder Greenway within the SDCC administrative area. An application for funding has been made to the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the 2018 Sustainable Transport Measures Grants (STMG). The NTA have yet to make a decision. Subject to confirmation of NTA funding, the current timeframe for the Scheme is as follows: i) Q1/Q2 2018 - appointment of consultants to prepare detail design of the Scheme; and ii) Q4 2018 - Commence Phase 1 construction of the Scheme."