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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

                                                       QUESTION NO. 5

 

QUESTION: Councillor R. Mannion

To request an update from NTA re: timeline for introduction of the long awaited 85 bus route.

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council wrote to the National Transport Authority (NTA) on the 7 November 2025 for an update on the planned 85 bus service.  South Dublin County Council received an updated response from the NTA on the 10 November 2025. 

NTA Response:

"The new route 85 will run between Tallaght and the City Centre via Oldbawn, Oldcourt Road, Stocking Avenue then on an alignment very similar to current route 15b into the City Centre. It will run every 20 minutes and is currently planned to start towards the end of 2026, subject to operational readiness and funding." The new 85 route will be rolled out alongside the new A-Spine Services.

I attach a map which shows the whole planned Bus Service network for South Dublin.