Navan Road / Pelletstown Policing
In October 2010 as Chairperson of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee I chaired the first meeting of the Navan Road and Pelletstown Policing forum. The next meeting of the Navan Road and Pelletstown Area Policing Forum will be held on the 1st February 2011 in the community room at The River Centre, Rathborne 7.00pm. […]
Navan Road Bus Corridor
The Quality Bus Network Project Office is proposing to upgrade the Navan Road Bus Corridor from Cabra Cross to the Ashtown Roundabout. They are seeking planning permission through a Part 8 planning application. When they presented this proposal to the Central Area Committee I raised a number of issues with them and asked that they put […]
St Joseph’s Development
The re-development of St Josephs is moving ahead work should commence on the new community village early in the new year. This development will deliver new residential and community facilities for the deaf and wider community. To read more about this exciting development please click here.
Belvedere Grounds Development
There has been some speculation locally about redevelopment of the Belevedere grounds on the Navan Road. To the best of my knowledge, and up to when I last checked there is no planning application for development on these lands or the Dominican lands adjacent to Riverston. Both of these lands have become the focus of […]
De Paul Swimming Pool Funded
Minister Mary Hanafin today informed me that, following my representations over the past months, she has allocated €648,000 for the refurbishment of De Paul Swimming Pool on the Navan Road. This is great news for our area. In previous discussions with the Daughters of Charity they indicated that a refurbishment of the pool would cost […]
Reilly’s Bridge bottle-neck
Beginning of the End for Reilly’s Bridge bottle-neck: On Tuesday 21st of December 2010 Dublin City Council advertised its intention to apply to An Bord Pleanala for permission to build a fly-over bridge to replace the existing hump back bridge a.k.a. Reillys Bridge on the Ratoath Road. The plans are available to inspect in the Cabra […]
Kempton Estate Traffic
14.10.2010: Mary has asked Dublin City Manager if he is aware of the regular blockage to traffic exiting Kempton Estate onto the Navan Road. Will the Manager arrange to have the existing yellow box renewed and to extend the box to cover both inbound lanes of traffic and the full entrance to Kempton? Will the Manager advise […]
Kinvara & The Glens Floodwork
14.09.2010: Mary has asked Dublin City Manager to advise when the swales in Kinvara and the Glens will be completed? Will the manager arrange to have the swales grassed and have the area cleaned-up? Will the Manager please advise how the finished swale will operate and be maintained? The engineering works for the two new […]
Blackhorse Avenue Roadworks
14.09.2010: Mary has asked Dublin City Manager to advise when road improvements will commence on Blackhorse Avenue and provide a description of the work to be completed? Response: The Blackhorse Avenue Scheme is due to start in early October. The proposed road improvement works run from a point just north of the junction with Baggot […]
Dunard Speeding
14.09.2010: Mary has asked Dublin City Council to address dangerous driving/speeding on Dunard Avenue? Response: The latest speed surveys conducted on Dunard Road indicated that speeds were appropriate to the road type. Additional speed surveys have been requested and a report will be forwarded to the Councillor in due course. Contact: Alec Dundon, Traffic Division, […]