ECRIPP Public Consultation 1 – Emerging Preferred Scheme
- Public Consultation Process
- Current Design Status
- What are we consulting on now?
- How to Engage
- Next Steps
Public Consultation Process
Public Consultation 1 on the East Coast Railway Infrastructure Protection Projects (ECRIPP) is on the Emerging Preferred Scheme for each of the five coastal cell areas (CCAs) projects; CCA1, CCA2-3, CCA5, CCA 6.1 and CCA6.2. This current public consultation will consider all feedback received, to advance the design through to Public Consultation 2 in 2025, where we will present the Preferred Scheme for each of the five coastal cell areas from CCA1 to CCA6.2.
Public feedback will be accepted during all stages of the design development and can be submitted through the project website, e-mail address, phone line or by written correspondence. For further details, refer to the ‘How to Engage’ section.
Current Design Status
The design process and environmental studies for ECRIPP have commenced, and we are at a key stage in the project.
Based on the Optioneering Process, the Emerging Preferred Scheme is our preferred combination of design options that have been identified at this stage of the project development. Site specific studies are still ongoing and therefore some site-specific design aspects have yet to be concluded. These studies will be progressed with your local knowledge and will inform the design and help us to confirm the project we will seek planning approval for.
Following these further studies, assessments, design development, consultation and our review of your feedback, the Preferred Scheme for each coastal cell area will be defined. The Preferred Scheme will then be presented at Public Consultation 2.
What are we consulting on now?
As part of the public consultation process, the public are invited to make observations and submissions on the Emerging Preferred Scheme for each of the five coastal cell areas.
Full details of each Emerging Preferred Scheme, including maps, drawings and the Preliminary Options Selection Reports are available to view and download on this project website. Full details of the optioneering process is documented in the Preliminary Options Selection Reports.
How to Engage
Your participation and feedback are an essential part of the design and assessment process. Your local knowledge will inform the emerging design, ensuring it will be a beneficial for you and the local communities as well as delivering the necessary enhanced coastal protection to the existing railway infrastructure.
The consultation period is now open and will close on the 4th December.
Please contact us via the following means:
Email: ecrippenquiries@irishrail.ie
Phone line: 01 202 7900
If you would prefer to write to us, please send it or any correspondence to:
ECRIPP
Engineering & New Works Building,
Iarnród Éireann,
Inchicore Works,
Dublin 8 D08 K6Y3
In-person Events
We will hold a series of in-person consultation events to present the Emerging Preferred Scheme for each CCA, for those who would like to learn more about the projects. Each event will present the Emerging Preferred Scheme for each CCA and members of the project team will be there to answer questions from residents and the public along the route.
In-person event No.1 – Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire 19th November, from 15:00hrs to 19:00hrs
In-person event No.2 – Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray. 20th November, from 15:00hrs to 19:00hrs
In-person event No.3 – Spotlight Studios, Wicklow town, 21st November, from 15:00hrs to 19:00hrs
Next Steps
The option selection process and design development that has been undertaken to date has led to the development of the Emerging Preferred Scheme for each coastal cell area, which is the focus of this public consultation.
Once the public consultation process is complete, all feedback and submissions received will be reviewed and assessed as part of the finalisation of the of the Preferred Scheme for Public Consultation 2.