COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 11, 2012

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if the Council has been requested, in the context of the Irish Water Safety Report, to carry out an evaluation of safety issues along the southern bank of the Liffey, particularly in the area opposite the Wren's Nest, along the lines of the examination carried out by Fingal County Council, and if she can advise what works are planned to enhance safety and give a timetable for the carrying out of proposed works?

REPLY:

There is no authorised public access available to the southern bank of the river at this location. As previously reported to Members, at the time of the publication of the Irish Water Safety Report a number of issues relating to the ownership of lands meant that the Council was not in a position to carry out measures recommended. These issues have subsequently been clarified.

While the Council does not encourage such access, it is acknowledged that the lands are regularly used for access for both fishing and swimming. It is intended therefore that the recommendations contained in the IWS Report will be re-examined and implemented where possible.