COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Noise Action Plan in relation to the verification and prioritisation of Noise Hot Spots for treatment, such as Hillcrest and Woodville along the N4 and to outline, given that this is a national route, whether in fact the local authority should have to fund this or whether TII is ultimately responsible, this body always forwarding queries back to the local authority in the first instance?

REPLY:

The current Noise Action Plan commenced in 2018 and will run until December 2023. The 2024 Noise Action Plan is currently in progress and round 4 will include the most comprehensive noise modelling to date. This round of noise modelling will see Dublin being combined with Cork and Limerick into one large agglomeration for the first time. This plan is likely to identify priority areas along the N4 which are impacted by traffic noise.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) are responsible for all major roads and this would include overseeing the implementation of noise mitigation measures such as road resurfacing, traffic speeds and noise barriers. Council understand TII is currently working with some local authorities and the EPA, in developing a consistent methodology and guidance to assess cost effective noise mitigation measures for priority locations identified by local authorities. This involves an ongoing pilot project between TII and Limerick City and County Council with the aim of informing the development of the process. The Environmental Health Department take all complaints relating to traffic noise seriously and have made TII aware of the areas where noise traffic complaints have been received.