Sir, - Contrary to your Environment Correspondent's reports (August 21st) that offers have been made "to build new three storey houses with roof gardens" for the residents of Arran Quay Terrace, let met clarify that no such offer has ever been put to the residents. It was not contained in the Discussion Document on City Centre Route Options, she basis of his report.
Furthermore, there is no legal or statutory requirement for CIE to redevelop or rebuild on sites made derelict by its plans. The same correspondent has written to this effect (June 4th) when he stated that "the CIE project beam's brief extends to the limits of the pink line, as the LRT reservation is delineated on the maps.
The residents of Arran Quay Terrace remain vehemently opposed to the destruction of their traditional community. CIE would be better employed giving time to viable, alternative LRT options which avoid such destruction, rather than wasting time by entertaining fanciful notions of recreating the "hanging gardens" in Dublin. - Yours, etc.,
Chairperson of the Arran Quay
Terrace and Coke Lane
Residents Association, c/o 6 Arran Quay Terrace,
Dublin 7.