COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

"To ask the Manager if he will investigate the ownership of the strip of land on the old Lucan/Dublin Road, Lucan between the entrance road to Lucan Heights/Esker Lawns/Beech Park and the steps from Esker Hill down to the road, at the rere of houses in Esker Lawns estate, on which there are very mature trees, and if he will advise if the Council can give any assistance to the Lucan Tidy Towns Committee, in its efforts to keep the boundary (which is a low wall along the footpath) of this piece of land tidy by clearing away excess foliage, litter and illegally dumped material?"

REPLY:

The lands referred to in the question are unregistered and are possibly still owned by the original owners of landholdings in this area, George Shackleton & Sons Ltd. The strip of land in question was not included in the area taken in charge by the Council as part of the adjoining Esker Lawns Estate.

The matter has been referred to the Environmental Services Department for examination by the Public Realm Section as to whether the Council is in a position to provide assistance to the Lucan Tidy Town Committee in a clean-up of the area.