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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

QUESTION NO. 20

QUESTION: Councillor N. Fennell

To ask the manager to produce a report on the speed limits on the Thomas Omar Road and if they are sufficient?

REPLY:

 The current speed limit on Thomas Omar Way is 60km/h.  There is the existing Kishogue Community College on this road.  There will be significant changes with new vehicular accesses from the Clonburris SDZ Scheme as it gets built out. SDCC have had discussions with the some of the Clonburris design teams and the item of an appropriate speed limit for the new built out Clonburris road network has been discussed.

Separately, in the new year there will be a Countywide review of urban speed limits.  This road will be included in this review.

I am not in a position at the moment to make a recommendation on what the speed limits should be on Thomas Omar Way.  But it is the case that pedestrian and cycle safety is key driver in the implementation of the Department of Transports new default and special urban speed limits review.