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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

MOTION NO.21

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

The committee raises the issue of the terminus location that once existed in the Lucan area under the old bus network, pre-Bus Connects, specifically the terminus at Supervalu and Dodsboro.

As the issue of bus service was discussed at last month's meeting, this motion seeks to highlight the removal of the 25 bus service from Dodsboro. The removal of this service has been devastating for the locals in this area, an old part of Lucan.

It is proposed that this matter be added to the list of issues to be raised with the National Transport Authority (NTA). With the removal of some bus services and the relocation of bus terminus, it is requested that a report be prepared outlining the total number of buses that were in place pre-Bus Connects and compare it to the bus services in place since the introduction of the Bus Connects initiative.

The report should also include any planned bus services for the future.

REPORT:

The removal of the 25 Bus service has been raised through workshops between the members and the NTA several times in the recent past.  The NTA has responded with comprehensive plans on serving the greater Adamstown area with a Bus network plan.  The L51 and L52 remain in place along the Dodsboro road linking to Lucan Village, Blanchardstown and terminating at Adamstown Station.  Onward services can be joined at each of the hub points to other areas of the County. Adamstown Station, and Lucan village are key bus hub locations.

There has been a steady rise in the number of services available to commuters in the Adamstown area.  The C1 and C2 lines have been rolled out and these frequent city centre service lines significantly improve services to the Adamstown area.

In terms of future services, the members have been briefed in detail about the further plans to extend the C2 service further west in Adamstown as soon as the road network is available to do so.

The NTA have been notified about some buses being full by the time they reach Lucan village, and the capacity issues generally.  The NTA have informed SDCC that they are working on providing more buses at peak times to cover the shortfall in capacity.

The further restructuring options of Bus services in Adamstown to take account of the future build out of the Clonburris SDZ area is being examined by the NTA at the moment but no final plans are available for publication at the moment.