Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services

The Council gave consideration to a draft response to the Scottish Government’s consultation titled ‘Public Consultation for Island Connectivity plan’.

Decision

The Council approved the consultation response to be returned to Transport Scotland subject to –

1.     amending the response to question 12 to read yes instead of no; and

2.     strengthening the response around capacity and demand to note the difficulty around residents ability to book ferries at short notice due to block bookings for freight.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services dated March 2024, submitted)