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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor C. Jones

To ask the Manager to update on the works to improve the public realm on the old Esker between the Moy Glas and Castle Riada Estates?

REPLY:

At the June Lucan Area Committee meeting 2011 it was agreed that the Council would meet with both the Moy Glas residents and the re-formed Castle Riada residents in July 2011.  This meeting took place on 25th July 2011.  At that meeting it became clear there were 3 separate issues.  1.  Anti-social behaviour.      2.  People crossing from Castle Riada estate onto the Esker.  3. Dumping on the Castle Riada side of the Esker.

The following matters were agreed:-

1. To look at the option of providing an alternative entrance from the Outer Ring Road into Moy Glas Estate.

2. Prune back vegetation to the north of the Esker at the base on the Castle Riada side in accordance with best horticultural practice.

3. Prune vegetation to the south/east of the Esker at the base on the Moy Glas side in accordance with best horticultural practice.

4. Remove posts from the old beech hedge on top of the Esker to the west.

5. No thinning of the hedge to the west on the top, behind the bottle bank apart from a tidy up necessary,

6. No enhancement of the area around the bottle bank.

Further correspondence has been received from both Resident Groups in recent weeks requesting additional works which were not agreed at the meeting.   The submissions are currently being reviewed and both Resident Groups will be contacted in relation to how to progress matters at the Esker.