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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor D. Looney

"That this Committee calls on the Chief Executive to present a report on the carrying out of the current (2014) Arboricultural Programme, clarifying how many trees have been pruned or removed, and how many are left to be actioned, and stating when work on these trees will be carried out; and that this Committee calls for the prioritisation of this outstanding work along with further work in older estates and emergency requirements, including pruning, removal and replacement planting, in the upcoming Arboricultural Programme in consultation with public representatives."

REPORT:

The Tree Maintenance Programme for 2014 commenced in January 2014 and is undertaken in two phases. Phase 1 was completed January 2014 to March 2014 and a progress report detailing trees pruned and removed during that period was presented to the Rathfarnham Area Committee on April 8th, 2014. The Tree Maintenance Programme for Winter 2014/ Spring 2015 is being undertaken from November 2014 to March 2015 and represents the completion of outstanding works from the 2014 Arboricultural Programme with the addition of commitments given high priority for action during 2014 and tree works committed for the early part of 2015. A full report detailing the Tree Maintenance Programme for Winter 2014/ Spring 2015 is presented as a headed item at this meeting.