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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor B. Bonner

To ask the Chief Executive that the footpath on the Fonthill Road between the Boot Road Junction and Caldbeck Way be worked on by the Council in order to improve accessibility?  At the moment it is very narrow because of shrubs and plants encroaching upon it.  As there is a long barrier running the whole length of this path it is impossible at some points for two buggies to pass each other and it is almost a no go path for wheelchair bound people. There is a high concentration of older people in this part of Clondalkin, some of whom are wheelchair users.  This path is a vital link as it accesses shops and the Bank and as there is no path on the other side of the road, this path must be made accessible by undertaking a major pruning job on the shrubbery, and perhaps concreting some of the bed in which the shrubs are planted,.  This issue has been brought to the area committee several times before with no action taken. 

REPLY:

A meeting took place with a representative for the Tidy Towns at the above location and a programme of works has been agreed which includes the following:

• Removal of trees not suitable (approx.3)

• Remove existing Ivy from walls (including overhanging ivy)

• Removal of briars

• Remove overgrown vegetation

• Trim hedging to a uniform height

• Reclaim footpath by about 30cm

The works will be undertaken as soon as it can be scheduled into the current work programme having regard to traffic management requirements on this busy road.