Whatever is decided, Dublin City Council doesn’t plan to cover the costs. Instead, it wants a private operator to come in and deliver a facility or activity.
Three Ireland has applied for planning permission to build a 19-metre telecommunications mast on Sundrive Road, for “2G voice, 3G and 4G data service provision in the area”.
Whether parking is the best use for a council-owned site in Beggars Bush was also among the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at meetings recently.
Shopowners worry about losing cars and customers. Those who back BusConnects say research elsewhere has shown changes such as these are generally good for business.
