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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 184

MOTION: Councillor Eoin Ó Broin

Sustainable Movement Section: Change 'rail' to 'intercity rail and suburban rail' in the bullet,' Support the delivery and improvement of public transport infrastructure and services across the County including BusConnects, rail and LUAS in terms of connections, capacity, and efficiency of services in line with national and regional policy.' [It could also be argued that BusConnects is merely a branding and so should be changed to 'Bus Corridors' and that LUAS may not be the only type of tram possible, so should be changed to 'tram' but this is not important.]

REPORT:

The motion would amend the CE Recommendation on page 29, first bullet point from: 

‘Support the delivery and improvement of public transport infrastructure and services across the County including BusConnects, rail and LUAS in terms of connections, capacity, and efficiency of services in line with national and regional policy’,  

To 

‘Support the delivery and improvement of public transport infrastructure and services across the County including BusConnects, intercity rail and suburban rail, and LUAS in terms of connections, capacity, and efficiency of services in line with national and regional policy’ 

Recommendation: It is recommended that the motion is adopted