COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, April 27, 2009

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor K. Warren

"To ask the Manager if consideration would be given to installing a temporary footpath over the grass area between the bungalows on Greenhills road and the Treepark road in Kilnamanagh, as this existing desire line is used by many residents in the Elmcastle/Tamarisk and Treepark area of Kilnamanagh as a means of accessing the Greenhills Road, particularly as it is close to the bus stop and local public house, and given the fact that for many years the consideration of such a pathway was not entertained by the Council on the basis that a new Greenhills road was due to be built, given the fact that this road will not commence in the immediate future, if consideration can now be given to such a temporary footpath along this open space, and if he will make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

The area referred to is a road reservation which has been maintained for many years, on an agency basis, by the Parks & Landscape Services Department pending the construction of the Greenhills Road Improvement Scheme. In the intervening period pedestrian desire lines have developed at a number of locations across this reservation which links the Treepark area with Greenhills Road.  The matter will be raised for discussion with the Roads Department having regard to the revised timeframe for delivery of this project.