COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

To amend: SM2 Objective 10: To further develop a footpath and cycle path repair and assessment system where members of the public can report maintenance issues and instigate repairs, and to implement a public lighting renewal, improvement and maintenance strategy that provides more public lighting and puts the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, women and minority groups at the heart of this strategy.

REPORT:

The motion seeks to amend SM2 Objective 10 by inserting the text ‘that provides more public lighting and puts the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, women and minority groups at the heart of this strategy’ so that to reads as follows:

‘To further develop a footpath and cycle path repair and assessment system where members of the public can report maintenance issues and instigate repairs, and to implement a public lighting renewal, improvement and maintenance strategy that provides more public lighting and puts the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, women and minority groups at the heart of this strategy’.

The motion is considered reasonable.?However, the wording ‘in urban areas’ should be added following ‘maintenance strategy’ and the word ‘more’ should be replaced by ‘adequate’ so that the amended objective reads as follows:

 

‘To further develop a footpath and cycle path repair and assessment system where members of the public can report maintenance issues and instigate repairs, and to implement a public lighting renewal, improvement and maintenance strategy in urban areas that provides more adequate public lighting and puts the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, women and minority groups at the heart of this strategy’.

Recommendation:  It is recommended that the motion be adopted with amendments to revise SM 2 Objective 10 so that it reads as follows:

 ‘To further develop a footpath and cycle path repair and assessment system where members of the public can report maintenance issues and instigate repairs, and to implement a public lighting renewal, improvement and maintenance strategy in urban areas that provides adequate public lighting and puts the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, women and minority groups at the heart of this strategy.’