COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

MOTION NO.56

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell, Councillor P. Gogarty, Councillor L. O'Toole

5. Motion in the names of Cllr Liona O'Toole, Guss O'Connell, Paul Gogarty SD-C195-2 CE Response pg.608 Chapter 7 Motion seeks to add in NEW AND EXISTING Amend from: SM3 Objective 6: To establish future public transport routes that will support the County's medium to long term development, including orbital routes to provide connectivity between outer suburban areas. To: SM3 Objective 6: To establish future public transport routes that will support the County's medium to long term development, including NEW AND EXISTING orbital routes to provide connectivity between outer suburban areas.

REPORT:

The motion proposes to amend SM3 Objective 6 from:

SM3 Objective 6:

To establish future public transport routes that will support the County’s medium to long term development, including orbital routes to provide connectivity between outer suburban areas 

To: 

SM3 Objective 6:

To establish future public transport routes that will support the County's medium to long term development, including new and existing orbital routes to provide connectivity between outer suburban areas

As per Section 7.6 Public Transport of the Draft Plan, in order to encourage a significant shift to public transport, the Council will continue to work with the NTA, the statutory authority responsible for long-term strategic transport planning in the Greater Dublin Area, to focus on the delivery of orbital public transport services linking major centres and areas of employment such as Tallaght, Clondalkin and Liffey Valley and further linking to other parts of the Greater Dublin Area.  This includes new and enhanced orbital routes to provide connectivity between outer suburban areas.

Having regard to the intention of the motion alongside the provisions of section 7.6 of the Draft Plan it is considered reasonable that this motion be adopted with amendment such that SM3 Objective 6 would read as follows: 

To establish future public transport routes that will support the County's medium to long term development, including new and/or enhanced orbital routes to provide connectivity between outer suburban areas

CE Recommendation: It is recommended that this motion be adopted with amendment such that SM3 Objective 6 of the Draft Plan would read as follows: 

From:  SM3 Objective 6:

To establish future public transport routes that will support the County’s medium to long term development, including orbital routes to provide connectivity between outer suburban areas.

To: 

SM3 Objective 6:

To establish future public transport routes that will support the County's medium to long term development, including new and/or enhanced orbital routes to provide connectivity between outer suburban areas.

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