Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 June 2020
133. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a public consultation and review of the overall traffic through the Phoenix Park will be implemented by the OPW. [9310/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can confirm that the Office of Public Works intends to undertake a detailed transport and mobility study in the Phoenix Park to develop a new Mobility Strategy which would seek address to a range of complex issues including vehicular access to the Park, cycling and pedestrian facilities and issues, parking provision, traffic calming, public transport links, sustainable transport options and solutions to existing mobility challenges in the Park.
OPW had intended to commence work on this study in March of this year. Due to the COVID-19 emergency, work on this project been postponed to later in the year when activity in Dublin city and the Phoenix Park might return to more realistic levels ensuring that we will be working with more realistic data to inform our research. There will be a number of opportunities for the public to engage with this study from the very outset and public representatives will be notified in advance of same.
