COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
MOTION NO.2
MOTION: Councillor C. Brady
Cathaoirleach's Business
That this Committee calls on the Chief Executive to deliver, as a headed item at each monthly meeting during 2026, a status report on road works within the Local Electoral Area. The report should set out, for that month, (a) works completed, (b) works in progress with expected completion dates, and (c) road opening licences or works scheduled to commence in the coming month.
REPLY:
The Council has outlined our approach to publicising roadworks in the full Council Motion ID: 89148.
The content of that motion is:
"The Road Management Office (RMO) administer the two road network management tools detailed below on behalf of all Local Authorities:
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Pavement/Road Asset Management: The MapRoad Pavement Management System (PMS) — with desktop, web, and mobile components — is used to record and manage the condition, extent, and history of the road network.
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Roadworks/Road Licensing: The MapRoad Roadworks Licensing System (MRL) is used for managing applications/licences for roadworks, particularly excavations or other work by utilities or contractors.
South Dublin County Council have contacted the Road Management Office in relation to public access to real-time information on roadworks on the public road network.
The RMO have indicated that the Department of Transport has tasked the RMO to develop a communication portal with real time information on Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Local Authority Roadworks on the road network. The RMO have said that they will examine the feasibility of further developing the proposed Portal system to publicise all roadworks on the network. This means to add information to the planned communication portal on third party utility works and other contractors carrying out work on public roads.
The development of any portal will take some time. The RMO said they will be tackling this item over the course of 2026. SDCC will provide updates on any developments as they become available."
End of Motion:
The Council does not propose to bring a headed item on roadworks to each monthly meeting. It is hoped that the information requested will be available to the public on a portal webpage in due course.
The Council acknowledges that there is a huge amount of utility and construction works on our roads. This is an indication of delivery of much needed residential and economic development in our County. SDCC will continue to co-ordinate roadworks through careful timing of projects, and ongoing inspections of roadworks by our roadworks inspectors to ensure that traffic management plans are being properly administered.