Cork Chamber: Too early to rule on city centre car ban

The St Patrick St car ban should be given time to work, Cork’s largest business representative group has said.

In its first public comment on the 3pm-6.30pm car ban, which was introduced by Cork City Council on March 27 to prioritise buses but which the Cork Business Association (CBA) say has hit trade and put jobs at risk, Cork Chamber said it is too early to say whether the initiative is working or not.

“The agreed three month implementation period should be completed with a comprehensive review taking place prior to final decisions, while the recently announced Government investment of €200m through BusConnects is released without delay to allow rapid progress be made across Cork’s public transport infrastructure,” said Chamber president Bill O’Connell.