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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

QUESTION NO. 17

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To thank the Manager for the recent litter/fly tipping clean-ups in the back lanes in Palmerston, that he pass on the thanks of the community to the litter warden and staff, and to ask if the laneway between Kennelsfort Road and the Coppice can be (a) cleaned (b) examined as to the feasibility of replacing the bollard at the northern end with a gate?

REPLY:

The Manager and Staff acknowledge the thanks of the community.  The laneway between the Kennelsfort Road and the Coppice will be scheduled for cleaning  by the Operations Crew, and it is expected that the work will be carried out in the next two weeks approximately.  The request concerning replacement of the bollard on the laneway has been referred to the Road Maintenance section for consideration.

Complaints were received by the Council from local residents and Public Representatives that the laneway between Kennelsfort Road and The Coppice was being used by motorists as a short cut to gain access to the N4 especially during times of traffic build up on Kennelsfort Road.  Arising from an on-site meeting at this location in the Autumn of 2009 it was agreed to install a row of bollards in this laneway to prevent motor vehicles traversing the laneway.  These bollards were installed in late 2009 and have satisfactorily addressed this issue.  The Roads Department has received no correspondence in this regard since the bollards were installed. 

Accordingly, there are no proposal to replace these bollards with a gate.