COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO. 114
MOTION: Councillor T. Gilligan, Councillor C. O'Connor , Councillor D. O'Donovan, Councillor E. O'Brien, Councillor E. Murphy, Councillor Yvonne Collins, Councillor T. Costello, Councillor Shane Moynihan
That this Development Plan commit the Council to the development of an inter-country greenway via the Silver Bridge, which would enable connection between Fingal and South Dublin and Dublin City.
REPORT:
The motion is considered reasonable.? However, having regard to the fact that the metal bridge is within the ownership of Fingal County Council, it is considered that the wording ‘pursue the development of…. ’ would be more appropriate than ‘commit the Council to the development of….’. The motion should be amended to provide for the above change and to facilitate the incorporation of other motions that have also been recommended.
Under other motions related to this topic, recommendations have been made to amend NCBH 19 SLO 1 as follows, which address the intent of this motion: ‘To support the refurbishment and re-use of the metal bridge in Palmerstown (the Lower Road, RPS ref. 006) which is in the ownership of Fingal County Council and to promote its usage into the sustainable movement infrastructure of the County'.
Recommendation: It is recommended that the motion is adopted with amendments so that NCBH 19 reads as follows:
‘To pursue the development of an inter-county greenway through support for the refurbishment and re-use of the metal bridge in Palmerstown (the Lower Road, RPS ref. 006), which is in the ownership of Fingal County Council, and to promote its usage into the sustainable movement infrastructure of the County enabling connections between Fingal and South Dublin and Dublin City '.