Active Travel: Safe Routes to School - Dominican College Sion Hill, Blackrock

Overview

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is working with the National Transport Authority (NTA) to deliver the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme. The programme aims to make it safer and easier for children to walk, cycle and get to school.

As part of the programme, "School Zones" will be created outside schools. These improvements will:

• Reduce traffic outside school gates.

• Encourage drivers to slow down near schools.

• Reduce car drop-offs, pick-ups and engine idling at school gates.

• Make drivers more aware that children are using the area.

• Create cleaner, safer and more welcoming streets and public spaces.

A School Zone is proposed for Dominican College Sion Hill, Cross Avenue, Blackrock, Co.Dublin. 

 What is proposed at Dominican College Sion Hill? 

A 2023 parent survey showed strong support for safety improvements outside both schools, with more than 9 in 10 parents supporting measures to make it safer and easier for children to walk and cycle to school.

The proposals include: 

• Safer walking and cycling routes near the school entrance. 

• A new zebra crossing and other crossing improvements.

• Measures to slow down traffic near the school. 

• Markings and signs to make drivers more aware of the School Zone. 

• Improved footpaths at nearby side roads to make walking easier and safer.

• New planting and public realm improvements to improve the area around the school.

• Relocation of the bus set-down area further east of the school.

• The design follows the National Transport Authority's Safe Routes to School guidance.

Events:

Drop-in Information Session:

• Date: Friday, 13 November 2026

• Time: 1pm - 5pm

• Venue: Assembly Hall, Dominican College, Sion Hill, Blackrock

Data Notice

When you make a submission, your comments will be included in the Chief Executive's report on this consultation. The report will be publicly available and presented to elected members at a Council meeting. Your name, email address and postal address will not be included in the report or meeting minutes.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is required to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 when processing personal data.

How to make a submission:  

You can make a submission or observation on the proposal:

• Click the link below to submit online.

• By post to: Senior Engineer, Active Travel, Infrastructure and Climate Change Department, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, County Hall, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, A96 K6C9.

• By email to info@dlrcoco.ie with "Safe Routes to School: Dominican College Sion Hill" in the subject line.

Please include your name and address with your submission.

The closing date for submissions is Monday 23 November 2026.

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