COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins

That this Area Committee calls on the Minister for Transport, Environment, Climate and Communications, to amend the Railway Order to authorise building Metrolink to Saint Stephens Green only and, whilst these works are ongoing, to direct that an independent monitoring group be constituted to carry out feasibility studies to determine the optimum onward route for the Metro, noting that continuing the Metro to Charlemont as opposed to having the terminus at Saint Stephen's Green would leave relatively limited potential to extend Metrolink to Dublin South West including Rathfarnham, Templeogue, Knocklyon, Ballyboden and Firhouse, where it is badly needed.

REPORT:

SDCC fully supports the Department of Transport and NTA in the delivery of Sustainable Public Transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area.

The Metrolink project is contained in the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042.  

During the planning phase of this scheme, a full options assessment has been carried out to arrive at the most advantageous preferred route which is proposed to run from west of junction 4 on the M1 near Donabate, via Dublin Airport, to near the Charlemont Luas Station.

Should the members agree, SDCC will issue a letter to the Minister of Transport to assess the "optimum onward route" in accordance with the wording contained in this Motion.