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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 14, 2008

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor C. King

To ask the Manager why at least some of the thousands of trees mulched on site along the M50 were not retained for use in the tree planting programme taking into consideration the high cost incurred by the Parks Department anually purchasing large quantities of trees for planting through out the County and can the Manager make a statement on the matter?

REPLY:

The trees that were planted along the M50 were densely planted with intertwined roots, damaged by wind resulting in an unsightly profile and were not suitable for replanting as advised by our Parks department.