Noel Dempsey critical of council handling of College Green plaza
Ex-minister for transport criticises issuing of tender just after public consultation closed
Illustration from Dublin City Council showing proposed changes to College Green in Dublin. The council is seeking architects to design the new civic plaza, which will be closed to traffic from summer 2017 ahead of the start of operations of the Cross City Luas line in the autumn. File photograph: Dublin City Council/PA Wire
Noel Dempsey, who chairs the Temple Bar Company, criticised the issuing of the tender for the College Green plaza just days after the public consultation period on the creation of the plaza closed. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Former minister for transport Noel Dempsey has criticised Dublin City Council’s handling of the development of the €6 million pedestrian and cycle plaza at College Green.