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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, March 24, 2025

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor L. Dunne

To ask the Manager what plans are in place to enhance communication and engagement with Tallaght residents, particularly regarding further upcoming projects on active travel that will provide opportunities for public participation?

REPLY:

For all projects undertaken by the Council, compliance with legislation regarding public consultation is required. Typically, a non-statutory “section 38” or a statutory “Part 8” public consultation will be required. A “Part 8” procedure is required when a scheme such as an Active Travel scheme, amongst other things, extends outside the existing public road. Public interaction, with a public consultation, in both cases is similar with a project display period of four weeks and a two-week submission period. Notices of public consultations are required to be published in local newspapers and prominently displayed on site. Additional notices are provided on the Councils’ social media.

Currently consultation is undertaken online on the Council’s public consultation portal and submissions can be received both online and by post. Link, https://consult.sdublincoco.ie/en. The consultation portal hosts all the necessary documentation, drawings and reports available for inspection by members of the public. A physical copy of all documents is also available for inspection as indicated in the consultation notice.

In addition to the statutory consultation, and particularly with complex schemes, non-statutory consultations and surveys are carried out to identify issues and ideas from members of the public and gauge a preference for options that may be available.

At the consultation stage meetings and open evenings are held where the project team can meet with residents explain any pertinent aspects of the project that may assist a resident with a submission they wish to make.

On completion of the consultation process an approved project is developed into a fully detailed design scheme and procured for construction. As construction commences any changes require additional expenditure and may not be covered under the project permission. However, the project team and contractor will work with adjoining properties on specific accommodation requirements and legal entitlements they may have.

Finally general information of the projects undertaken by the Road Design, Construction and Active Travel Section are available on the Active travel web site: Active Travel - SDCC