COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"To ask the Chief Executive to consider and issue a report into the attached information on the wrong naming of roads in Saggart by SDCC and to ask will he investigate and, any found to be wrong to change and to ask will he liaise with Saggart Village Residents' Association on this matter which is of concern to Residents?"

REPLY:

In response to the road naming matters raised in the attached letter from Saggart residents, South Dublin Transport Department reply with the following points: 

There is agreement that there are some incorrect road signs, such as:

“Millbridge Bridge Cross – Embankment Cross Roads” and the sign outside Roma Takeaway in Saggart currently reads “Garter Lane”. According to the government websites; Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) and Logainm.ie, this sign is incorrect and should read “Main St”.

There is a lack of signage for:

Main St, that leads to Church Road and onto Garter Lane (heading towards the N7).

It is agreed that “Castle Road” is the correct name for the westward road from the main cross roads in Saggart Village, but that there is currently no signage to mark this road name.

It is agreed that locally the road joining Castle Road to the N81 towards Brittas is known as “Slade Road”. However, it is not usual practice to signpost rural road names.

With regards to Saggart residents using the name ‘School Road’, the South Dublin transport department note that the OSI and logainm.ie list the road south of the crossroads (i.e. towards Tallaght) as Slade Castle Road and that it is not usual practice to signpost rural road names.

The process to chnage the name of a place requires a plebiscite. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage recently informed that legislation to hold a Plebiscite is not in place, as yet.  Corporate Services will continue to liaise with the Department on this matter.