COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor E. Murphy

Ch7 7.6 That the County Development Plan explores the feasibility of the extension of the LUAS to Firhouse, Ballycullen, Knocklyon and Ballyboden.

REPORT:

The motion seeks the addition of text to section 7.6 ‘Public Transport’ to read: ‘That the County Development Plan explores the feasibility of the extension of the LUAS to Firhouse, Ballycullen, Knocklyon and Ballyboden’.

SM3 Objective 7 addresses this issue and states:

‘To support and encourage the NTA in investigating high-capacity public transport solutions for Dublin south-west, serving areas including Kimmage, Terenure, Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Firhouse, Ballycullen/Oldcourt and South Tallaght’.

 

There is no proposal in the current ‘Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area’ 2016 – 2035 for Luas to serve these areas.  However, the NTA is currently carrying out a review of the Transport Strategy which is expected to be completed by the end of this year.  

The Council will continue to engage with the NTA, in the context of this review, regarding public transport options for Dublin south-west including the feasibility of extending Luas to serve the area. 

It is therefore considered that SM3 Objective 7 should be amended on foot of the motion, as follows:

‘To support and encourage the NTA in investigating high-capacity public transport solutions for Dublin south-west, including examining the feasibility of Metro and/or Luas, serving areas including Kimmage, Terenure, Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Firhouse, Ballycullen/Oldcourt and South Tallaght’.

A new paragraph should also be inserted within section 7.6.2 ‘Rail’ as follows:

‘The Council will continue to engage with the NTA, in the context of the review of the GDA Transport Strategy, regarding public transport options for Dublin south-west including the feasibility of extending Luas to serve the area’. 

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion is adopted with amendments to revise SM3 Objective 7 so that it states:

‘To support and encourage the NTA in investigating high-capacity public transport solutions for Dublin south-west, including examining the feasibility of Metro and/or Luas, serving areas including Kimmage, Terenure, Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Firhouse, Ballycullen/Oldcourt and South Tallaght’  and to insert a new paragraph within 7.6.2 ‘Rail’ as follows:

 ‘The Council will continue to engage with the NTA, in the context of the review of the GDA Transport Strategy, regarding public transport options for Dublin south-west including the feasibility of Metro and/or Luas to serve the area’.