Fianna Fail has raised serious concerns over transport as soon as construction work starts on 8,000 new homes being developed as part of Clonburris SDZ in Dublin.

Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Mid-West, John Curran, said "forward planning" is needed.

He said: "Clonburris SDZ has every capacity to succeed as a new community but it must be integrated into the surrounding communities of Clondalkin and Lucan by means of public transport links, external road links that service the entire area as a whole.

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"The fact that no focus was provided in Budget 2018 to fund increased transport infrastructure in the area means that Clonburris looks very likely to become an isolated new community.

"There are significant gaps in existing services; Dublin Bus routes are currently insufficient to deal with the proposed population at Clonburris, while traffic congestion remains a real issue for many.

"If this Transport Minister had any foresight on the plans needed to deal with the 8,000 new homes, his Department would have fought for funding in this Budget to deliver on Luas and Metro West."

(CD/LM)