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To: Fingal County Council , Minister for Housing and Local Government, Minister for Transport

Chapel Road pathway to Portmarnock train station

Hundreds of people living on Chapel road have the right to safely access Portmarnock train station via a safe pathway/cycle way.
The aim of this petition is to go to Minister for Housing and Local Government to ask for him support to award the necessary funding to Fingal County Council to fund the land acquisition and the development of a safe accessible pathway/ cycle way as promised under the Kinsealy Local Area plan .

Why is this important?

1. Hundreds of people living on Chapel road are dependent on cars to get access to a train station only a short distance away ( less than 2k) .
2. People risk their lives every day walking or cycling on treacherous Chapel road which has no paths, cycleways, street lights and poor drainage.
3. Poor parking at Portmarnock train station means Chapel road residents have limited options for commuting into work.
4. Chapel road residents have a right to be able to choose walking and cycling to help support positive climate change .
5. Stop climate pollution from unnecessary car journeys . Research has shown access to public transport significantly cuts car journeys .
6. Fingal County council have failed to listen to Chapel road residents and implementation of local area plan active travel development .

How it will be delivered

Deliver this petition to the Minister for Housing and Local Government

Chapel Rd, Kinsealy, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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2025-09-18 12:47:39 +0100

Since the consultation finished in early January 2025 we have had zero information from Fingal Co Co on outcomes , timelines or next steps . This is not acceptable.
Fingal Co Co continues to give planning for large scale residential developments in our small village but cannot give residents access to basic services - WHY?

There is is limited parking at Portmarnock and putting more and more cars on the road when we have a feasible solution in place does not seem to be aligned to Fingal Co Co climate and environmental objectives?

We are asking as a priority for FCC to provide an update on the much needed connection and a timeline following the conclusion of the consultation 9 months ago.
We also note that Council budgeting will be taking place in November for 2026 period and would like confirmation that sufficient budgets will be allocated to ensure this work is appropriately funded

Continue to lobby your local councillors and council to move this along !!!

2025-01-08 16:35:10 +0000

Last day on Friday to submit comments to support this FCC public consultation- for those that have not submitted please take a minute to consider contributing. Thanks !!
https://consult.fingal.ie/en/consultation/kinsealy-walking-cycling-scheme

2024-12-03 16:09:22 +0000

FCC consultation https://consult.fingal.ie/en/consultation/kinsealy-walking-cycling-scheme
Please submit !!!

2024-03-11 18:39:02 +0000

500 signatures reached

2024-03-11 11:56:47 +0000

100 signatures reached

2024-03-11 10:49:08 +0000

50 signatures reached

2024-03-11 10:33:12 +0000

25 signatures reached

2024-03-11 10:26:46 +0000

10 signatures reached