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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if the Park's Department will examine the tree outside a house in Lucan (Name and Address supplied) with a view to having the tree removed?

REPLY:

The Parks Department removes trees for various reasons but always after careful consideration of alternative options. Trees are removed where they are diseased, dying, or dead. They are also removed where they are blocking streetlights, causing footpaths to lift or where the tree has grown too large for the area.  The tree in question has been examined and was found to be healthy and growing well.  The tree was not included in the 2010/2011 Arboricultural Programme as the tree does not require any work at this time.