The Dublin South West Fianna Fail TD, Mr Conor Lenihan, has called on the corporation to close some streets for European Car-Free Day on Saturday, September 22nd. The decision not to do so, reported by The Irish Times last week, was "madness", he said.
Other European cities "have decided to close their city-centre streets to cars for the day, allowing pedestrians, cyclists and public transport to use the streets freely," he said. "The corporation have instead decided to close just one short stretch of roadway along the quays in front of the Custom House."
Last year, when Dublin took part in European Car-Free Day, cars and other vehicles were banned from some of the city's main streets. "This was a big success, with reduced levels of air pollution and traffic," Mr Lenihan said.
"I'm calling on Dublin Corporation to close the main thoroughfare in the city to traffic on September 22nd next and have a proper Car-Free Day," he said.