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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor A.M. Dermody

"To ask the Manager to deal with an item that was placed on the agenda for the June Area Committee meeting; relating to ponding along the pathway in Dodder Valley Park at Kilvere.  The reply was that action was to be taken to deal with the issue.  No such action appears to have taken place in the intervening time?"

REPLY:

In recent weeks the Council has carried out works adjacent to the footpaths along the Kilvere Section of the Dodder Valley, including the trimming and removal of encroaching vegetation which had reduced the effective width of the path at a number of locations. The situation regarding the drainage of the footpaths was investigated in consultation with the Council's Heritage Officer and there was some concern that additional footpath drainage in this area would affect the viability of important wetlands located in the vicinity of the path. A number of options were considered to resolve this issue and it was decided that the best option would be to raise the level of the path at the worst affected locations so that the drainage profile of the wetland is not changed by the proposed improvement work. Prices have now been sought for the surfacing of the path and it is planned to have this work carried out as soon as it can be fitted into the work schedules for the area.