COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

MOTION NO.1

MOTION: Councillor M. Lynch

That the manager prepares a report on the possibility of taking in charge the roadway / laneway that runs from from Scoil Naomh Padraig's National School to Saplings school which is used extensively by school children and is in bad repair.

REPORT:

The laneway/roadway is a privately owned roadway. The Laneway in question has limited public utility. That is it benefits a couple of private business and the GAA grounds. The roadway is also currently in a poor condition and would cost significant amount of money to upgrade to a Taking in Charge standard.

Section 11. Roads Act 1993

(b) Where a road authority proposes to declare a road to be a public road it shall—

		(i) satisfy itself that the road is of general public utility
		(ii) consider the financial implications for the authority of the proposed declaration

It is the opinion of the Roads Section that the laneway is not of general public utility- only serving particular businesses and a particular sports association.

And the cost implications for the Council to upgrade the  existing laneway to a safe and maintainable standard would be significant. 

Therefore, this laneway should not be Taken in Charge by South Dublin County Council.