Confirmation and re-affirmation of Minutes of Meeting of Tuesday 10th June 2025

To ask the chief executive to set out the timelines and project plan for the redevelopment of the Rathfarnham Castle and Stables project.

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Library News & Events

(i) Application for Arts Grants - Knocklyon Literary Festival 

(ii) Arts Presentation 

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That this Council furnishes more bins in the Rathfarnham Templeogue area, to encourage the binning of dog poo and to reduce general littering

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That the Chief Executive reports on recent incidents of water outages and low pressure in Bohernabreena / Glenasmole, specifically addressing the general state of health of the pumps.

To ask the chief executive to confirm if the area in front of St Catherine´s Gate and Ballyboden Roundabout are maintained by SDCC and if it is included in the maintenance schedule?

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That the repainting of Bohernabreena Cemetery wall take place as soon as possible.

That this Council writes to DLRCC to request their Parks Department co-operation to extend the Parklands at Ely Gate from the former boundary of the Representative Church of Ireland Body, which was already designated for an Open space Parkland, thus creating a small Linear Park with a natural habitat for wildlife. The ordinance survey map presently is incorrect in relation to the County Boundary between Dodder Road Lower and the R112 Dodder Park Road/Braemor Road.The two numbered bridges on Dodder road Lower DR-LP3024-00 and Dodder Park /Braemor Road DR-R112-004.00 marks the culvert carrying the Little Dargle - Castle Stream under the Boundaries Commission, marking the boundary and not the present fencing. We are short approximately 4 metres East. In this area could a natural wood Play space and Fitness Area for Adults and Seniors be put in, to serve the community within the area and encourage visitors to the quiet nature and peacefulness of Ely Gate.

That this Council includes Rathfarnham Wood in the current tree replanting programme

That the Council close Bohernabreena cemetery to vehicular traffic at night owing to increased criminal activity in the small hours with offenders often trespassing into neighbouring properties. 

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Housing Delivery Report 

Housing Allocations Report

Anti-Social Behaviour Report

This Committee notes with concern the continued vacancy of the completed units at the bottom of Grange Road / Nutgrove Avenue in Rathfarnham. As the Committee understands the application under the Capital Advance Leasing Facility has been with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for over six months with no progress made. This Committee requests that the South Dublin County Council executive write to the Minister for Housing to sanction the application and allow the units be occupied.

To ask for an update in relation to the Loreto Gate apartments at the junction of Nutgrove Avenue and the Grange Road, noting that they are still vacant months after completion

Deputations for Noting, Boden Park Residents Association May 2025

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That a site be identified without delay for the boules court at Firhouse Community Centre for which Firhouse Men's Shed were allocated funding some years ago.

That this Council considers an alternative location for the proposed screened bin store in the plans for the upgrade and extension of the Ballyroan Community and Youth Centre, to allow Ballyroan Mens Shed to retain their existing entrance and the use of the open space in front of it

Airpark Square Estate, Notification of the Intention to take the estate in charge.

Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads (No Business)

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That this area committee asks the Chief Executive to examine a large section of public realm outside Divine Word N.S. opposite 2-14 Grange Manor Close to be used a pick-up drop-off area for the local school and engagement may take place with school management? At present, this area is inaccessible for such use due to a high kerb in place.

This Committee notes and acknowledges the public realm improvements as part of the active travel scheme on Butterfield Avenue. However these improvements have highlighted the need for the upgrading of existing footpaths, the entrance to Anne Devlin Road, entrance to Butterfield Grove and existing potholes along the avenue. This Committee requests that this area is included in the next works programme and the necessary repairs and upgrading takes place.

To ask the Manager to have a survey of Glendoher Estate, Rathfarnham to include Glendoher Estate in the footpath repair programme. The concrete in the footpaths is breaking up and also there are a lot of lifted footpath sections. Could the Manager come back to this committee to inform us when the works would start.

That this Council considers dishing the footpaths in St. Enda's Park to assist residents, many of whom are elderly, to navigate access in and out of their homes, noting that the footpaths currently are in a very poor condition

That this Council implements an effective traffic management strategy to address and alleviate the chronic traffic congestion in the Rathfarnham/Templeogue/Knocklyon area including the reinstatement of left slip turns as necessary

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