COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
MOTION NO. 2
MOTION: Councillor S. Holland
"That the Chief Executive report on the below from Residents of Tara Hill and St Patricks Cottages:
They have asked for "children at play" road signs and also for the estate to be maintained. There are broken pavements, uneven road surfaces and a falling lamp post. The broken pavements are dangerously uneven in parts. We have a number of elderly and very young residents. The overgrown bushes obscure part of the road and force cyclists/pedestrians into the one lane wide road. Many children and cyclists including myself use this road on a daily basis. The lamp post would kill a person if it came down on them.
We have a lively, mixed community of young families and older retired people, new families, council and privately owned houses. Many of the children in our neighborhood use the streets for access and play. They are often unaccompanied which is perfectly acceptable in our caring and quiet community.
The examples of neglect of community infrastructure is unacceptable, and quite frankly not seen in other estates in Rathfarnham. I move that we have these issues rectified."
REPORT:
The request for children at play signs is currently being examined and a report on the matter will be presented to the Traffic Management Meeting in November.
With regard to footpath repairs, the Area Engineer has been requested to carry out an inspection of the estate. Any necessary repairs will be considered for inclusion in the 2015 Roadworks programme subject to availability of resources.
The Councils nightly public lighting patrol has not revealed "a falling lampost", however, if specific details i.e lamp number or address are supplied the lighting column will be inspected.
In the case of overgrown bushes on private property at the junction of Whitechurch Road and Tara Hill Road, the owner will be requested to cut back these bushes.